CVE-2017-5408
Mozilla: Cross-origin reading of video captions in violation of CORS (MFSA 2017-06)
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · March 7, 2017
Updated · November 26, 2025
Description
Video files loaded video captions cross-origin without checking for the presence of CORS headers permitting such cross-origin use, leading to potential information disclosure for video captions. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52, Firefox ESR < 45.8, Thunderbird < 52, and Thunderbird < 45.8.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 6.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0 · 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CWE not specified