CVE-2017-5384 in Firefoxinfo

Summary

Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) files can specify a JavaScript function called for all URL requests with the full URL path which exposes more information than would be sent to the proxy itself in the case of HTTPS. Normally the Proxy Auto-Config file is specified by the user or machine owner and presumed to be non-malicious, but if a user has enabled Web Proxy Auto Detect (WPAD) this file can be served remotely. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 51.

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Reservation

01/13/2017

Disclosure

06/11/2018

CPE

ready

CVSS

5.1

EPSS

0.00764

Activities

Very Low

Sources

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