7.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-7760
Mozilla Maintenance Service Path Manipulation Privilege Escalation
Description

The Mozilla Windows updater modifies some files to be updated by reading the original file and applying changes to it. The location of the original file can be altered by a malicious user by passing a special path to the callback parameter through the Mozilla Maintenance Service, allowing the manipulation of files in the installation directory and privilege escalation by manipulating the Mozilla Maintenance Service, which has privileged access. Note: This attack requires local system access and only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.2 and Firefox < 54.

INFO

Published Date :

June 11, 2018, 9:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 14, 2018, 12:46 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-7760 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-7760 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla firefox
2 Mozilla firefox_esr
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-2017-7760.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1348645 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/ Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 2 years, 3 months ago
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Born at : Aug. 23, 2022, 6:12 a.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 3 years, 3 months ago
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Born at : May 18, 2021, 2:27 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 1 month ago
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Born at : July 11, 2020, 6:47 p.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-7760 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-7760 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 14, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1348645 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1348645 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-417
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 54.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 52.2.0 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-7760 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-2017-7760 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.14 }} 0.02%

score

0.48016

percentile

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