CVE-2017-5453 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Reference

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

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

LOW

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

4.3