Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 does not properly set the LINKABLE and URI_SAFE_FOR_UNTRUSTED_CONTENT flags of about: URLs that are used for error pages, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct spoofing attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by misleading text after an about:neterror?d= substring.
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Published : 2016-08-05 01:59
Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46
NVD link : CVE-2016-5268
Mitre link : CVE-2016-5268
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-5268
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Products Affected
mozilla
- firefox
CWE
CWE-254
7PK - Security Features