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CVE-2017-7812

Published: 2 October 2017

If web content on a page is dragged onto portions of the browser UI, such as the tab bar, links can be opened that otherwise would not be allowed to open. This can allow malicious web content to open a locally stored file through "file:" URLs. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.3

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
firefox
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (56.0)
xenial
Released (56.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
zesty
Released (56.0+build6-0ubuntu0.17.04.1)
artful
Released (56.0+build6-0ubuntu1)
bionic
Released (56.0+build6-0ubuntu1)
trusty
Released (56.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.3
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N