CVE-2017-5415 EXPLOIT
5.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 12.6% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.3 (MEDIUM, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| EPSS | 12.59% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-06-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Mozilla Firefox - Address Bar Spoofing | 2017-04-14 |
References
- 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/
- 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/
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