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CVE-2018-5117 json

If right-to-left text is used in the addressbar with left-to-right alignment, it is possible in some circumstances to scroll this text to s…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-16903

cvss
5.3
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.3%
EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

If right-to-left text is used in the addressbar with left-to-right alignment, it is possible in some circumstances to scroll this text to spoof the displayed URL. This issue could result in the wrong URL being displayed as a location, which can mislead users to believe they are on a different site than the one loaded. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.6, Firefox ESR < 52.6, and Firefox < 58.

Patch / fix

  • Mozilla Thunderbird 52.6
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR 52.6
  • Mozilla Firefox 58
  • firefox-esr Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 52.6.0esr-1
  • thunderbird Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:52.6.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-5117

  • firefox Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 58.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  • firefox Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 58.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  • firefox Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1:52.6.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1:52.6.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 1:52.6.0+build1-0ubuntu1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5117

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  • thunderbird RHEL 6 52.6.0-1.el6_9
  • thunderbird RHEL 7 52.6.0-1.el7_4
  • firefox RHEL 6 52.6.0-1.el6_9
  • firefox RHEL 7 52.6.0-1.el7_4

red hat advisories RHSA-2018:0262RHSA-2018:0122

  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for SAP 12 SP1 +10 more 52.6.0esr-109.13.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA +3 more 52.6.0esr-72.20.2

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:0374-1SUSE-SU-2018:0361-1

  • firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 92.0-1.2
  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 91.1.1-1.1
  • MozillaThunderbird Package Hub 12 52.6-54.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10601-1openSUSE-SU-2018:0256-1openSUSE-SU-2018:0257-1

  • firefox-esr Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +14 more 52.6.0-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2018-5117

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2018-5117 updated cvss 6.1

Mozilla: URL spoofing with right-to-left text aligned left-to-right (MFSA 2018-03)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox 52.6.0-1.el7_4, thunderbird 52.6.0-1.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox 52.6.0-1.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox 52.6.0-1.el6_9, thunderbird 52.6.0-1.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) firefox 52.6.0-1.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) firefox 52.6.0-1.el7_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:0122
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) thunderbird 52.6.0-1.el7_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:0262
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox 52.6.0-1.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox 52.6.0-1.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox 52.6.0-1.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) firefox 52.6.0-1.el6_9, thunderbird 52.6.0-1.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox 52.6.0-1.el7_4, thunderbird 52.6.0-1.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox 52.6.0-1.el6_9, thunderbird 52.6.0-1.el6_9
    +3 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox 52.6.0-1.el7_4, thunderbird 52.6.0-1.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) firefox 52.6.0-1.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox 52.6.0-1.el7_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:0122

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Exploit prediction

2.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • Mozilla Thunderbird
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR
  • Mozilla Firefox

References

Sources

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