VDB
CVE-2017-5453
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% · 68.3th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.55%
68.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | firefox | 41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu1, 42.0+build2-0ubuntu1, 45.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | firefox | *, *, * |
Timeline
- Apr 20, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
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