CVE-2017-5466

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    CVE-2017-5466

    Published: 11 Jun 2018Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: If a page is loaded from an original site through a hyperlink and contains a redirect to a "data:text/html" URL, triggering a reload will run the reloaded "data:text/html" page with its origin set incorrectly. This allows for a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.

    References: , https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1353975

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
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    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