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.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2017-7798
vulnerability.
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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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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]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-7798 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-2017-7798
weaknesses.
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