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TI-2017-05379 Aliases CVE-2017-7759GHSA-wfjp-wqgq-35g7

Information disclosure in Mozilla Firefox

Priority LOW 34CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

Android intent URLs given to Firefox for Android can be used to navigate from HTTP or HTTPS URLs to local "file:" URLs, allowing for the reading of local data through a violation of same-origin policy. Note: This attack only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 54.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00653 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Firefox (Mozilla): 54

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MozillaFirefoxbefore 5454Patch availableCNA
  • Firefox VendorMozilla Affected before 54 Fixed in 54 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 54.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableGoogle
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 54.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Google

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 54

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Mozilla Firefox 54

    12 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 11 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2017-03494 Memory corruption in Mozilla FirefoxPriority MEDIUM 46
    • TI-2017-05382 Improper input validation in Mozilla FirefoxPriority LOW 37
    • TI-2017-05375 Untrusted search path in Mozilla FirefoxPriority LOW 37

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-7759
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wfjp-wqgq-35g7

References

  • TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources