Description
On pages containing an iframe, the "data:" protocol can be used to create a modal alert that will render over arbitrary domains following page navigation, spoofing of the origin of the modal alert from the iframe content. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.3, Firefox ESR < 52.3, and Firefox < 55.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:LIntegrityLow
A:NAvailabilityNone
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Novell Inc.
commercial·US
Mozilla Corp.
oss-project·USaka mozilla
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka redhat, red hat
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Canonical Ltd.
commercial·GBaka canonical
and 15 more affected products View all →
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
Attack Graph
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MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique Initial Access
References
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100240
securityfocus.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124
securitytracker.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2456
access.redhat.com
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