CVE-2017-7799

Mozilla: Self-XSS XUL injection in about:webrtc (MFSA 2017-18)

Published Jun 11, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
JavaScript in the "about:webrtc" page is not sanitized properly being assigned to "innerHTML". Data on this page is supplied by WebRTC usage and is not under third-party control, making this difficult to exploit, but the vulnerability could possibly be used for a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 55.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-16774 JavaScript in the "about:webrtc" page is not sanitized properly being assigned to "innerHTML". Data on this page is supplied by WebRTC usage and is not under third-party control, making this difficult to exploit, but the vulnerability could possibly be used for a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 55.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3391-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 4:12 PM
Reserved
Apr 12, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 11, 2018, 9:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:25 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 8, 2017, 12:00 AM