UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5143

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5143
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5143.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5143
Upstream
  • CVE-2018-5143
Downstream
Related
Published
2018-03-14T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:43Z
Severity
  • 6.1 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

URLs using "javascript:" have the protocol removed when pasted into the addressbar to protect users from cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, but if a tab character is embedded in the "javascript:" URL the protocol is not removed and the script will execute. This could allow users to be socially engineered to run an XSS attack against themselves. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 59.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / firefox

Package

Name
firefox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/firefox@59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Affected versions

24.*

24.0+build1-0ubuntu1

25.*

25.0+build3-0ubuntu0.13.10.1

28.*

28.0~b2+build1-0ubuntu2
28.0+build1-0ubuntu1
28.0+build2-0ubuntu1
28.0+build2-0ubuntu2

29.*

29.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

30.*

30.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3

31.*

31.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

32.*

32.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
32.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

33.*

33.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

34.*

34.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

35.*

35.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
35.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

36.*

36.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.4
36.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
36.0.4+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

37.*

37.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
37.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
37.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

38.*

38.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

39.*

39.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
39.0.3+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

40.*

40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.4
40.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

41.*

41.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
41.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

42.*

42.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

43.*

43.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
43.0.4+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

44.*

44.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
44.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

45.*

45.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
45.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
45.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

46.*

46.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
46.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3

47.*

47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

48.*

48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

49.*

49.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
49.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

50.*

50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
50.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
50.1.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

51.*

51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

52.*

52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
52.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
52.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

53.*

53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
53.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

54.*

54.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

55.*

55.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
55.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

56.*

56.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
56.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

57.*

57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.4
57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5
57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
57.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
57.0.4+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

58.*

58.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
58.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
58.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-globalmenu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-mozsymbols"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-testsuite"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / firefox

Package

Name
firefox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/firefox@59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected versions

41.*

41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu1

42.*

42.0+build2-0ubuntu1

44.*

44.0+build3-0ubuntu2
44.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1
44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1

45.*

45.0+build2-0ubuntu1
45.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1
45.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1

46.*

46.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
46.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

47.*

47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

48.*

48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

49.*

49.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
49.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

50.*

50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
50.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
50.1.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

51.*

51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

52.*

52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
52.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
52.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

53.*

53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
53.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

54.*

54.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

55.*

55.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
55.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

56.*

56.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
56.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

57.*

57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.5
57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.6
57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
57.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
57.0.4+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

58.*

58.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
58.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
58.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-globalmenu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-mozsymbols"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-testsuite"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / firefox

Package

Name
firefox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/firefox@59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1

Affected versions

56.*

56.0+build6-0ubuntu1

57.*

57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "firefox"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-globalmenu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-mozsymbols"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-testsuite"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}