CVE-2017-5458 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2017-5458 PUBLISHED

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.

EPSS 0.63% · 70.2th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.63%

70.2th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	firefox	0, 24.0+build1-0ubuntu1, 25.0+build3-0ubuntu0.13.10.1
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	firefox	0, 41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu1, 42.0+build2-0ubuntu1

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-2017-5458 third-party-advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/#CVE-2017-5458 third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3260-1 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5458 third-party-advisory

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