#VU28526 Spoofing attack in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2020-12408
Published: June 2, 2020 / Updated: July 15, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28526
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12408
CWE-ID: CWE-451
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox
Software vendor:
Mozilla
Mozilla
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data when browsing a document hosted on an IP address. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website and flip flip domain and path information in the address bar.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.