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CVE-2017-5417

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

When dragging content from the primary browser pane to the addressbar on a malicious site, it is possible to change the addressbar so that the displayed location following navigation does not match the URL of the newly loaded page. This allows for spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52.

How to fix

Remediation Available
firefoxDebian
Fixed in:52.0-1CVE-2017-5417
firefoxUbuntu
Fixed in:52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3216-1
Fixed in:52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3216-1
DeveloperEditionWindows application
Affected:52.0Fixed in:52.0Mozilla
Mozilla Firefox (en-US)Windows application
Affected:52.0Fixed in:52.0Mozilla

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.11%probability of exploitation in 30 days
62ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 62% of all known CVEs.

References

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