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CVE-2017-5466

If a page is loaded from an original site through a hyperlink and contains a redirect to a "data:text/html" URL, triggering a reload will ru

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published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 52.1, 53
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

If a page is loaded from an original site through a hyperlink and contains a redirect to a "data:text/html" URL, triggering a reload will run the reloaded "data:text/html" page with its origin set incorrectly. This allows for a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Mozilla Thunderbird

    fixed in 52.1

  • Mozilla Firefox ESR

    fixed in 52.1

  • Mozilla Firefox

    fixed in 53

References 8

access.redhat.com

mozilla.org

bugzilla.mozilla.org

securityfocus.com

securitytracker.com