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CVE-2017-7812

If web content on a page is dragged onto portions of the browser UI, such as the tab bar, links can be opened that otherwise would not be al

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 56
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

If web content on a page is dragged onto portions of the browser UI, such as the tab bar, links can be opened that otherwise would not be allowed to open. This can allow malicious web content to open a locally stored file through "file:" URLs. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Mozilla Firefox

    fixed in 56

References 4

securitytracker.com

mozilla.org

bugzilla.mozilla.org

securityfocus.com