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CVE-2017-7788

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-7788 describes a critical vulnerability in Firefox versions prior to 55, where an iframe using the "srcdoc" attribute within a sandboxed environment fails to inherit the parent page's Content Security Policy (CSP) unless "allow-same-origin" is explicitly set. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 55.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 55CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0234 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 36,862 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

mozillavendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-7788Low

Mozilla: Sandboxed about:srcdoc frames do not inherit CSP directives (MFSA 2017-18)

Aug 8, 2017

References

bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
mozilla.org / security/advisories/mfsa2017-18
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/100379
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1039124
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry