PulseLinuxLINUX UPDATE INTELLIGENCE
CVE Database›Document archive›CVE-2017-5458

CVE-2017-5458

Mozilla: Drag and drop of javascript: URLs can allow for self-XSS (MFSA 2017-11)

Loading…

Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

6.1

CVSS 3.0

Review impact separately from score.

Published · April 19, 2017

Updated · November 22, 2025

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.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 6.1
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE not specified