Vulnerability CVE-2017-7816: Information

Description

WebExtensions could use popups and panels in the extension UI to load an "about:" privileged URL, violating security checks that disallow this behavior. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56.

Severity: MEDIUM (5.3) Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7816
Published: June 12, 2018
Modified: Oct. 3, 2019
Error type identifier: CWE-20

Fixed packages

Package name
Branch
Fixed in version
Version from repository
Errata ID
Task #
State
firefoxsisyphus56.0-alt1127.0-alt1ALT-PU-2017-2437-1190760Fixed
firefoxp1056.0-alt1118.0.2-alt0.p10.1ALT-PU-2017-2437-1190760Fixed
firefoxp956.0-alt1105.0.1-alt0.c9.1ALT-PU-2017-2437-1190760Fixed
firefoxp856.0-alt0.M80P.168.0.1-alt0.M80P.1ALT-PU-2017-2453-1190905Fixed
firefoxc10f156.0-alt1112.0.2-alt0.p10.1ALT-PU-2017-2437-1190760Fixed
firefoxc9f256.0-alt1105.0.1-alt0.c9.1ALT-PU-2017-2437-1190760Fixed
firefoxc760.6.1-alt0.M70C.160.8.0-alt0.M70C.1ALT-PU-2019-1726-1218597Fixed
firefoxp1156.0-alt1126.0.1-alt1ALT-PU-2017-2437-1190760Fixed
firefox-esrsisyphus60.0.1-alt1115.11.0-alt1ALT-PU-2018-1854-1207816Fixed
firefox-esrp1060.0.1-alt1115.11.0-alt1ALT-PU-2018-1854-1207816Fixed
firefox-esrp960.0.1-alt1102.11.0-alt0.c9.1ALT-PU-2018-1854-1207816Fixed
firefox-esrp860.1.0-alt0.M80P.168.4.1-alt0.M80P.1ALT-PU-2018-1966-1207865Fixed
firefox-esrc10f160.0.1-alt1115.9.1-alt0.c10.1ALT-PU-2018-1854-1207816Fixed
firefox-esrc9f260.0.1-alt1102.12.0-alt0.c9.1ALT-PU-2018-1854-1207816Fixed
firefox-esrp1160.0.1-alt1115.11.0-alt1ALT-PU-2018-1854-1207816Fixed

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Hyperlink
Resource
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/
  • Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1380597
  • Exploit
  • Issue Tracking
1039465
  • Third Party Advisory
  • VDB Entry
101057
  • Third Party Advisory
  • VDB Entry

    1. Configuration 1

      cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
      End including
      55.0.3
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