4.3med
CVE-2017-5453
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'…
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
4.3
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.1%
percentile 65%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.07% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
- bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=1321247 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/97940 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1038320 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-5453
- NVD: CVE-2017-5453
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