CVE-2017-7762

When entered directly, Reader Mode did not strip the username and password section of URLs displayed in the addressbar. This can be used for spoofing the domain of the current page. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 54.

Score

CVSS 3.0 7.5 High

Status

Modified - security@mozilla.org

Published

2018-06-11

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected products

• Firefox (Mozilla)
• Enterprise Linux Desktop (Redhat)
• Enterprise Linux Server (Redhat)
• Enterprise Linux Workstation (Redhat)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99047
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2112
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2113
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1358248
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/