# CVE-2017-7820: The "instanceof" operator can bypass the Xray wrapper mechanism.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 56
- Published: 2018-06-11 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Mozilla Firefox: fixed in 56

## Description

The "instanceof" operator can bypass the Xray wrapper mechanism. When called on web content from the browser itself or an extension the web content can provide its own result for that operator, possibly tricking the browser or extension into mishandling the element. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Mozilla Firefox, upgrade to a fixed version (56) per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1378207
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101057

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