CVE-2020-12408

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

When browsing a document hosted on an IP address, an attacker could insert certain characters to flip domain and path information in the address bar. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 77.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 9, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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