CVE-2017-5453
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-5453 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2018-06-11 21:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2018-08-09 18:14:00 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-20
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Bypass Security Restrictions, Spoof URLs, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, Deny Service, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker | SECTRACK | www.securitytracker.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 53 — Mozilla | CONFIRM | www.mozilla.org | Vendor Advisory |
| 1321247 - (CVE-2017-5453) HTML Injection into RSS reader | CONFIRM | bugzilla.mozilla.org | Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory |
| Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 690289 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for mozilla (5e0a038a-ca30-416d-a2f5-38cbf5e7df33)