CVE-2017-5453 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2017-5453 PUBLISHED

A mechanism to inject static HTML into the RSS reader preview page due to a failure to escape characters sent as URL parameters for a feed's "TITLE" element. This vulnerability allows for spoofing but no scripted content can be run. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 53.

EPSS 0.55% · 67.7th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.55%

67.7th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	firefox	0, 41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu1, 42.0+build2-0ubuntu1
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	firefox	39.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 39.0.3+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Timeline

Apr 20, 2017 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
Jun 22, 2021 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5453 third-party-advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/#CVE-2017-5453 third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3260-1 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5453 third-party-advisory

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