CVE-2017-5466 in Firefox
Summary
If a page is loaded from an original site through a hyperlink and contains a redirect to a "data:text/html" URL, triggering a reload will run the reloaded "data:text/html" page with its origin set incorrectly. This allows for a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.
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Reservation
01/13/2017
Disclosure
06/11/2018
Status
Confirmed
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100294 | Mozilla Firefox data URL Origin cross site scripting | 79 | Not defined | Official fix | CVE-2017-5466 |