Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-5454
A mechanism to bypass file system access protections in the sandbox to use the file picker to access different files than those selected in the file picker through the use of relative paths. This allows for read only access to the local file system. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.
Vulnerability category: Information leak
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-5454
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.55%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 74 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-5454
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
10.0
|
2.9
|
[email protected] |
|
7.5
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
3.9
|
3.6
|
[email protected] |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-5454
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The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-5454
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/
Vendor Advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201
Third Party Advisory
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/
Vendor Advisory
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/
Vendor Advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106
Third Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1349276
Issue Tracking;Patch;Vendor Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
Products affected by CVE-2017-5454
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*