CVE-2017-7762
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
Find out more about CVE-2017-7762 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having a security impact of Moderate, and a future update may address this flaw.
CVSS v3 metrics
| CVSS3 Base Score | 6.1 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity Impact | Low |
| Availability Impact | None |
Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (firefox) | RHSA-2018:2113 | 2018-06-28 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (firefox) | RHSA-2018:2112 | 2018-06-28 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | thunderbird | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird | Not affected |
External References
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