CVE-2017-5415

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Published Jun 11, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 12.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

An attack can use a blob URL and script to spoof an arbitrary addressbar URL prefaced by "blob:" as the protocol, leading to user confusion and further spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Mozilla

Firefox

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 52

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Ubuntu USN	USN-3216-1	Firefox vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 12.3% (12.342% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1321719
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/

History

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Subscriptions

Mozilla Firefox

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 2:55 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published: Jun 11, 2018, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 2:55 PM
Reserved: Jan 13, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:20 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 11, 2018, 9:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:20 AM

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