CVE-2017-5391
Firefox About Frames Privilege Escalation
Description
Special "about:" pages used by web content, such as RSS feeds, can load privileged "about:" pages in an iframe. If a content-injection bug were found in one of those pages this could allow for potential privilege escalation. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 51.
INFO
Published Date :
June 11, 2018, 9:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-5391.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95763 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037693 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1309310 | Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/ | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-264 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 07, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95763 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95763 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/ Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037693 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037693 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1309310 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1309310 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-264 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 51.0 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 13, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037693 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95763 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-5391 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-5391
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.33 }} -0.03%
score
0.67953
percentile