CVE-2017-7844

A combination of an external SVG image referenced on a page and the coloring of anchor links stored within this image can be used to determine which pages a user has in their history. This can allow a malicious website to query user history. Note: This issue only affects Firefox 57. Earlier releases are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 57.0.1.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102039	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039954	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1420001	Issue Tracking Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-27/	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-06-11 21:29

Updated : 2024-02-28 16:25

NVD link : CVE-2017-7844

Mitre link : CVE-2017-7844

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-7844

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mozilla

firefox

CWE

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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