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CVE-2017-7762

Mozilla: address bar username and password spoofing in reader mode

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

When entered directly, Reader Mode did not strip the username and password section of URLs displayed in the addressbar. This can be used for spoofing the domain of the current page. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 54.

Al acceder a él directamente, Reader Mode no eliminó la sección de nombre de usuario y contraseña de las URL mostradas en la barra de direcciones. Esto puede emplearse para suplantar el dominio de la página actual. La vulnerabilidad afecta a Firefox en versiones anteriores a la 54.

Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, read uninitialized memory, obtain sensitive information, spoof the addressbar contents, or execute arbitrary code. Multiple security issues were discovered in the Graphite 2 library used by Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, read uninitialized memory, or execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2017-04-12 CVE Reserved
  • 2017-06-15 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-05 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-290: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Desktop
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6.0
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Desktop
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7.0
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Server
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6.0
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Server
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7.0
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Workstation
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6.0
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Workstation
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7.0
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Mozilla
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Firefox
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< 54.0
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Affected