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CVE-2017-5466

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Date: June 11, 2018

If a page is loaded from an original site through a hyperlink and contains a redirect to a "data:text/html" URL, triggering a reload will run the reloaded "data:text/html" page with its origin set incorrectly. This allows for a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.

Language: Unix

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Related Resources (12)

https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-5466
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1353975
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5466
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5466
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2017-5466

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CWE-79

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): CHANGED
Confidentiality (C): LOW
Integrity (I): LOW
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): NONE
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