Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
None
Attack Vector
Network
0

CVE-2017-5454

Disclosure Date: June 11, 2018 •
CVE-2017-5454 CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.5
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Description

A mechanism to bypass file system access protections in the sandbox to use the file picker to access different files than those selected in the file picker through the use of relative paths. This allows for read only access to the local file system. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
7.5 High
Impact Score:
3.6
Exploitability Score:
3.9
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
None

General Information

Offensive Application
Unknown
Utility Class
Unknown
Ports
Unknown
OS
Unknown
Vulnerable Versions
Thunderbird 52.1
Firefox ESR 52.1
Firefox 53
Prerequisites
Unknown
Discovered By
Unknown
PoC Author
Unknown
Metasploit Module
Unknown
Reporter
Unknown

Vendors

  • mozilla,
  • redhat

Products

  • enterprise linux 6.0,
  • enterprise linux 7.0,
  • enterprise linux desktop 6.0,
  • enterprise linux desktop 7.0,
  • enterprise linux server 6.0,
  • enterprise linux server 7.0,
  • enterprise linux server aus 7.3,
  • enterprise linux server aus 7.4,
  • enterprise linux server eus 7.3,
  • enterprise linux server eus 7.4,
  • enterprise linux server eus 7.5,
  • enterprise linux workstation 6.0,
  • enterprise linux workstation 7.0,
  • firefox,
  • firefox esr,
  • thunderbird
Technical Analysis