CVE-2017-7844

A combination of an external SVG image referenced on a page and the coloring of anchor links stored within this image can be used to determine which pages a user has in their history. This can allow a malicious website to query user history. Note: This issue only affects Firefox 57. Earlier releases are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 57.0.1.
References
Link Resource
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-27/ Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1420001 Issue Tracking Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039954 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102039 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2018-06-11 14:29

Updated : 2018-08-06 10:42


NVD link : CVE-2017-7844

Mitre link : CVE-2017-7844


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CWE
CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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Products Affected

mozilla

  • firefox