Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-7770
A mechanism where when a new tab is loaded through JavaScript events, if fullscreen mode is then entered, the addressbar will not be rendered. This would allow a malicious site to displayed a spoofed addressbar, showing the location of an arbitrary website instead of the one loaded. Note: this issue only affects Firefox for Android. Desktop Firefox is unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 54.
Vulnerability category: Input validation
Products affected by CVE-2017-7770
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-7770
0.25%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 63 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-7770
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST | |
5.9
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
2.2
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-7770
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-7770
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99049
Mozilla Firefox for Android CVE-2017-7770 AddressBar URI Spoofing VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317242
1317242 - (CVE-2017-7770) Location Bar Spoofing Risk using the Fullscreen mode and a new tab loaded using the alert()Issue Tracking;Vendor Advisory
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Spoof URLs, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code and Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTrackerThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 54 — MozillaVendor Advisory
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