CVE-2017-7839
Mozilla Firefox JavaScript Paste-Trick Vulnerability
Description
Control characters prepended before "javascript:" URLs pasted in the addressbar can cause the leading characters to be ignored and the pasted JavaScript to be executed instead of being blocked. This could be used in social engineering and self-cross-site-scripting (self-XSS) attacks where users are convinced to copy and paste text into the addressbar. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 57.
INFO
Published Date :
June 11, 2018, 9:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 25, 2018, 6:46 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.8
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-2017-7839.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101832 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039803 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1402896 | Issue Tracking Permissions Required |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-24/ | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 25, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039803 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039803 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-24/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-24/ Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101832 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101832 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1402896 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1402896 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required Added CWE CWE-79 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 56.0.2 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 13, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039803 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101832 [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-2017-7839 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-2017-7839
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.18 }} -0.08%
score
0.54568
percentile