Mozilla: Drag and drop of javascript: URLs can allow for self-XSS (MFSA 2017-11)
Published Jun 11, 2018
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.43%
Description
When a "javascript:" URL is drag and dropped by a user into the addressbar, the URL will be processed and executed. This allows for users to be socially engineered to execute an XSS attack on themselves. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 53.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<53
- Version
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
thunderbird
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
firefox
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
thunderbird
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
firefox
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
thunderbird
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | thunderbird | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.43% (0.01425) | 71.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.43% (0.01425) | 69.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.75% (0.00754) | 70.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.39% (0.02387) | 75.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00141) | 50.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 2, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00141) | 49.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00203) | 57.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00266) | 62.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 28.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5458 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1229426 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1443336 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5458
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5458
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-11/#CVE-2017-5458
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5458 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1229426 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1443336 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5458 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5458 | ||
| https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-11/#CVE-2017-5458 | ||
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.