CVE-2017-7799 Detail
Current Description
JavaScript in the "about:webrtc" page is not sanitized properly being assigned to "innerHTML". Data on this page is supplied by WebRTC usage and is not under third-party control, making this difficult to exploit, but the vulnerability could possibly be used for a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 55.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
06/11/2018
View Analysis Description
Analysis Description
JavaScript in the "about:webrtc" page is not sanitized properly being assigned to "innerHTML". Data on this page is supplied by WebRTC usage and is not under third-party control, making this difficult to exploit, but the vulnerability could possibly be used for a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 55.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
06/11/2018
Impact
CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
6.1 MEDIUM
Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
(V3 legend)
Impact Score:
2.7
Exploitability Score:
2.8
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
Required
Scope (S):
Changed
Confidentiality (C):
Low
Integrity (I):
Low
Availability (A):
None
CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
4.3 MEDIUM
Vector:
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
(V2 legend)
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
Access Vector (AV):
Network
Access Complexity (AC):
Medium
Authentication (AU):
None
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
Partial
Availability (A):
None
Additional Information:
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Allows unauthorized modification
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Technical Details
Vulnerability Type
(View All)
- Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
Change History
2 change records found
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Initial Analysis -
8/9/2018 9:42:35 AM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
CPE Configuration |
|
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 55.0 |
| Added |
CVSS V2 |
|
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) |
| Added |
CVSS V2 Metadata |
|
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism |
| Added |
CVSS V3 |
|
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| Added |
CWE |
|
CWE-79 |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100377 No Types Assigned |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100377 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124 No Types Assigned |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1372509 No Types Assigned |
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1372509 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/ No Types Assigned |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/ Vendor Advisory |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
6/12/2018 9:29:12 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100377 [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124 [No Types Assigned] |
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-7799
NVD Published Date:
06/11/2018
NVD Last Modified:
08/09/2018
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