CVE-2017-5386

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    CVE-2017-5386

    Published: 11 Jun 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: WebExtension scripts can use the "data:" protocol to affect pages loaded by other web extensions using this protocol, leading to potential data disclosure or privilege escalation in affected extensions. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 45.7 and Firefox < 51.

    References: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-02/, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0190.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95769, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037693, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-22, https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3771, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1319070

    Affected packages

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High