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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-7798

The Developer Tools feature suffers from a XUL injection vulnerability due to improper sanitization of the web page source code.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 2.08%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.08%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The Developer Tools feature suffers from a XUL injection vulnerability due to improper sanitization of the web page source code. In the worst case, this could allow arbitrary code execution when opening a malicious page with the style editor tool. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.3 and Firefox < 55.

CVSS 3.0
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
2.08% probability · 80th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-94
Affected
debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · mozilla/firefox
Source
security@mozilla.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.