CVE-2017-5466 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2017-5466 PUBLISHED

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.

EPSS 0.62% · 70.0th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.62%

70.0th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	thunderbird	1:45.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, 1:45.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, 1:45.5.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	thunderbird	1:31.2.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 1:31.3.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 1:31.4.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	firefox	49.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 49.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	firefox	48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, 49.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, 49.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

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-2017-5466 third-party-advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/#CVE-2017-5466 third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3260-1 vendor-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3278-1 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5466 third-party-advisory

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