CVE-2017-5453
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-06-11 21:00
Modified
2024-08-05 15:04
Severity ?
Summary
A mechanism to inject static HTML into the RSS reader preview page due to a failure to escape characters sent as URL parameters for a feed's "TITLE" element. This vulnerability allows for spoofing but no scripted content can be run. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 53.
References
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1321247Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1321247Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/Vendor Advisory
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