# CVE-2017-7840: JavaScript can be injected into an exported bookmarks file by placing JavaScript code into user-supplied tags in saved bookmarks.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 57
- Published: 2018-06-11 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Mozilla Firefox: fixed in 57

## Description

JavaScript can be injected into an exported bookmarks file by placing JavaScript code into user-supplied tags in saved bookmarks. If the resulting exported HTML file is later opened in a browser this JavaScript will be executed. This could be used in social engineering and self-cross-site-scripting (self-XSS) attacks if users were convinced to add malicious tags to bookmarks, export them, and then open the resulting file. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 57.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Mozilla Firefox, upgrade to a fixed version (57) per the references below.
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## References

- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1366420
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-24/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101832
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039803

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