Vulnerability identifier: #VU8629
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Client/Desktop applications /
Web browsers
Vendor: Mozilla
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.
The content security policy (CSP) sandbox
directive did not create a unique origin for the document, causing it to behave as if the allow-same-origin
keyword were always specified. This could allow a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack to be launched from unsafe content.
Mitigation
Update to version 56.0.
Vulnerable software versions
Mozilla Firefox: 48.0 - 55.0.3
External links
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.