CVE-2017-7842

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    CVE-2017-7842

    Published: 11 Jun 2018Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: If a document's Referrer Policy attribute is set to "no-referrer" sometimes two network requests are made for "<link>" elements instead of one. One of these requests includes the referrer instead of respecting the set policy to not include a referrer on requests. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 57.

    References: , https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-24/, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101832, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039803, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1397064

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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