CVE-2017-5453
published 2018-06-11CVE-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's "TITLE" element…
PriorityP415medium4.3CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNILAN
EPSS
1.10%
61.6th percentile
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.
Affected
7 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | firefox | < firefox 52.0.1-1 (sid) | firefox 52.0.1-1 (sid) |
| mozilla | firefox | < 53.0 | 53.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | 53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 53.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 | 53.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | 53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 53.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | 53.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= unspecified < 53 | 53 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.04.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_ubuntu9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian4.3MEDIUM
vendor_redhat4.3MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
Firefox regression
vendor_ubuntu·2017-05-11·CVSS 9.8
[CRITICAL] Firefox regression
Title: Firefox regression
Summary: USN-3260-1 caused a regression in Firefox.
USN-3260-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused the
date picker panel and form validation errors to close immediately on
opening. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to read uninitialized memory, obtain sensitive
information, spoof the addressbar contents or other UI elements, escape
the sandbox to read local files, conduct cross-site scripting (XSS)
attacks, cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5429, CVE-2017-5430, CVE-2017-543
Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2017-04-21·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-5429 [CRITICAL] Firefox vulnerabilities
Title: Firefox vulnerabilities
Summary: Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a malicious website.
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to read uninitialized memory, obtain sensitive
information, spoof the addressbar contents or other UI elements, escape
the sandbox to read local files, conduct cross-site scripting (XSS)
attacks, cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5429, CVE-2017-5430, CVE-2017-5432,
CVE-2017-5433, CVE-2017-5434, CVE-2017-5435, CVE-2017-5436, CVE-2017-5437,
CVE-2017-5438, CVE-2017-5439, CVE-2017-5440, CVE-2017-5441, CVE-2017-5442,
CVE-2017-5443, CVE-2017-5444, CV
Red Hat
Mozilla: HTML injection into RSS Reader feed preview page through TITLE element (MFSA 2017-11)
vendor_redhat·2017-04-19·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2017-5453 [MEDIUM] Mozilla: HTML injection into RSS Reader feed preview page through TITLE element (MFSA 2017-11)
Mozilla: HTML injection into RSS Reader feed preview page through TITLE element (MFSA 2017-11)
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.
Package: firefox (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: thunderbird (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: firefox (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: thunderbird (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: firefox (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: thunderbird (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2017-5453: firefox - A mechanism to inject static HTML into the RSS reader preview page due to a fail...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2017-5453 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-5453: firefox - A mechanism to inject static HTML into the RSS reader preview page due to a fail...
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.
Scope: local
sid: resolved (fixed in 52.0.1-1)
GHSA
GHSA-88rc-c9h4-g333: 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" e
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2017-5453 [MEDIUM] CWE-20 GHSA-88rc-c9h4-g333: 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" e
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.
OSV
firefox regression
osv·2017-05-11·CVSS 9.8
[CRITICAL] firefox regression
firefox regression
USN-3260-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused the
date picker panel and form validation errors to close immediately on
opening. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to read uninitialized memory, obtain sensitive
information, spoof the addressbar contents or other UI elements, escape
the sandbox to read local files, conduct cross-site scripting (XSS)
attacks, cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5429, CVE-2017-5430, CVE-2017-5432,
CVE-2017-5433, CVE-2017-5434, CVE-2017-5435, CVE-2017-543
OSV
firefox vulnerabilities
osv·2017-04-21·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-5429 [CRITICAL] firefox vulnerabilities
firefox vulnerabilities
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to read uninitialized memory, obtain sensitive
information, spoof the addressbar contents or other UI elements, escape
the sandbox to read local files, conduct cross-site scripting (XSS)
attacks, cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5429, CVE-2017-5430, CVE-2017-5432,
CVE-2017-5433, CVE-2017-5434, CVE-2017-5435, CVE-2017-5436, CVE-2017-5437,
CVE-2017-5438, CVE-2017-5439, CVE-2017-5440, CVE-2017-5441, CVE-2017-5442,
CVE-2017-5443, CVE-2017-5444, CVE-2017-5445, CVE-2017-5446, CVE-2017-5447,
CVE-2017-5448, CVE-2017-5449, CVE-2017-5451, CVE-2017-5453, CVE-2017-
OSV
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's "TITLE" e
osv·2017-04-20·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2017-5453 [MEDIUM] 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's "TITLE" e
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1321247https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1321247https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/
2018-06-11
Published