CVE-2017-5458
Published: 20 April 2017
When a "javascript:" URL is drag and dropped by a user into the addressbar, the URL will be processed and executed. This allows for users to be socially engineered to execute an XSS attack on themselves. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 53.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
firefox
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Ignored
|
trusty |
Released
(53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(53.0)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
|
|
yakkety |
Released
(53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.10.1)
|
|
zesty |
Released
(53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.17.04.1)
|
|
thunderbird
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected)
|
|
upstream |
Not vulnerable
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
|
|
yakkety |
Not vulnerable
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 6.1 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Changed |
Confidentiality | Low |
Integrity impact | Low |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |