CVE-2017-5453

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    CVE-2017-5453

    Published: 11 Jun 2018Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: , http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1321247

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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