CVE-2018-12399

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    CVE-2018-12399

    Published: 28 Feb 2019Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: When a new protocol handler is registered, the API accepts a title argument which can be used to mislead users about which domain is registering the new protocol. This may result in the user approving a protocol handler that they otherwise would not have. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 63.

    References: , https://usn.ubuntu.com/3801-1/, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-26/, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105721, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041944, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1490276

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High