8.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-7798
Firefox XUL Injection Vulnerability
Description

The Developer Tools feature suffers from a XUL injection vulnerability due to improper sanitization of the web page source code. In the worst case, this could allow arbitrary code execution when opening a malicious page with the style editor tool. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.3 and Firefox < 55.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

Aug. 9, 2018, 4:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-7798 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 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
5 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus
6 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus
1 Mozilla firefox
2 Mozilla firefox_esr
1 Debian debian_linux
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-2017-7798.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100198 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2456 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1371586%2C1372112 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3928 Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-19/ Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-7798 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Aug. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1371586%2C1372112 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1371586%2C1372112 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3928 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3928 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100198 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100198 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-19/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-19/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2456 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2456 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-94
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 55.0
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 52.3.0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3928 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2456 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100198 [No Types Assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.56 }} -0.01%

score

0.77575

percentile

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