| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 54. This impacts an unknown function of the component CSP. Executing a manipulation can lead to 7pk security. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2017-7803. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 54 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component CSP. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-254. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
When a page's content security policy (CSP) header contains a "sandbox" directive, other directives are ignored. This results in the incorrect enforcement of CSP. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.3, Firefox ESR < 52.3, and Firefox < 55.
The bug was discovered 08/08/2017. The weakness was presented 08/08/2017 as MFSA 2017-18 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-7803 since 04/12/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1211.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 102882 (CentOS 6 / 7 : thunderbird (CESA-2017:2534)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236453 (Red Hat Update for firefox (RHSA-2017:2456)).
Upgrading to version 55 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (102882), SecurityFocus (BID 100234†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1039124†). See VDB-105249, VDB-105250, VDB-105251 and VDB-105252 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
- Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3
VulDB Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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Exploiting
Class: 7pk securityCWE: CWE-254
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 102882
Nessus Name: CentOS 6 / 7 : thunderbird (CESA-2017:2534)
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OpenVAS ID: 703926
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3928-1 (firefox-esr - security update)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Firefox 55
Timeline
04/12/2017 🔍08/08/2017 🔍
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06/11/2018 🔍
11/26/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA 2017-18
Researcher: Oliver Wagner, Stephen Fewer, Rhys Enniks
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7803 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7803
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-105268
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SecurityFocus: 100234 - Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR Multiple Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1039124
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Entry
Created: 08/13/2017 00:07Updated: 11/26/2025 06:09
Changes: 08/13/2017 00:07 (82), 11/06/2019 16:18 (5), 01/09/2021 10:24 (2), 11/26/2025 06:09 (17)
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