# CVE-2020-6808: When a JavaScript URL (javascript:) is evaluated and the result is a string, this string is parsed to create an HTML document, which is then

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 74
- Published: 2020-03-25 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Mozilla Firefox: fixed in 74

## Description

When a JavaScript URL (javascript:) is evaluated and the result is a string, this string is parsed to create an HTML document, which is then presented. Previously, this document's URL (as reported by the document.location property, for example) was the originating javascript: URL which could lead to spoofing attacks; it is now correctly the URL of the originating document. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 74.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Mozilla Firefox, upgrade to a fixed version (74) per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-08/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1247968

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