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CVE-2017-5386

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-5386 describes a vulnerability in Firefox ESR versions prior to 45.7 and Firefox versions prior to 51, where WebExtension scripts could leverage the "data:" protocol to interfere with other extensions using the same protocol. This could lead to unauthorized data disclosure or privilege escalation within affected extensions. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.3 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, potentially impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.3HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0227 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

mozillapatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: firefox-0:45.7.0-2.el5_11
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: firefox-0:45.7.0-2.el6_8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: firefox-0:45.7.0-2.el7_3
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-5386Moderate

Mozilla: WebExtensions can use data: protocol to affect other extensions (MFSA 2017-02)

Jan 24, 2017

References

rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017-0190.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201702-22
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3771
Third Party Advisory
mozilla.org / security/advisories/mfsa2017-01
Vendor Advisory
mozilla.org / security/advisories/mfsa2017-02
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/95769
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1037693
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry