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CVE-2017-7816

 

Severity Score

5.3
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

WebExtensions could use popups and panels in the extension UI to load an "about:" privileged URL, violating security checks that disallow this behavior. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56.

WebExtensions podría utilizar las ventanas emergentes y los paneles en la interfaz de usuario de la extensión para cargar una URL privilegiada "about:", violando las comprobaciones de seguridad que no permiten este comportamiento. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a las versiones anteriores a la 56 de Firefox.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2017-04-12 CVE Reserved
  • 2017-10-03 CVE Published
  • 2023-11-02 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-05 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Mozilla
Search vendor "Mozilla"
 Firefox
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"
 <= 55.0.3
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " <= 55.0.3"
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Affected