#VU7837 Information disclosure in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2017-7787
Published: August 14, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7837
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7787
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox
Software vendor:
Mozilla
Mozilla
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper access controls. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, bypass same-origin policy protections on pages with embedded iframes during page reloads and access content on the top level page.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.
The weakness exists due to improper access controls. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, bypass same-origin policy protections on pages with embedded iframes during page reloads and access content on the top level page.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.
Remediation
Update to version 55.0.