A mechanism to inject static HTML into the RSS reader preview page due to a failure to escape characters sent as URL parameters for a feed's "TITLE" element. This vulnerability allows for spoofing but no scripted content can be run. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 53.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2017-5453 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS3 Base Score | 7.4 |
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CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Attack Vector | Network |
Attack Complexity | Low |
Privileges Required | None |
User Interaction | Required |
Scope | Changed |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | None |
Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | firefox | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | thunderbird | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox | Not affected |