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GHSA-3CQM-5MMM-GGJ5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:10 – Updated: 2025-11-25 18:32

Details

On pages containing an iframe, the "data:" protocol can be used to create a modal alert that will render over arbitrary domains following page navigation, spoofing of the origin of the modal alert from the iframe content. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.3, Firefox ESR < 52.3, and Firefox < 55.

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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CVE-2017-7791 (GCVE-0-2017-7791)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-06-11 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 16:12

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Spoofing following page navigation with data: protocol and modal alerts

Assigner

mozilla

References

11 references

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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1365875	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3968	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2456	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2534	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100240	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124	vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-14	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3928	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN

Impacted products

3 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Mozilla	Thunderbird	Affected: unspecified , < 52.3 (custom)
Mozilla	Firefox ESR	Affected: unspecified , < 52.3 (custom)
Mozilla	Firefox	Affected: unspecified , < 55 (custom)

Date Public

2017-08-08 00:00

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CVE-2017-7791 (GCVE-0-2017-7791)

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