CVE-2017-7837 describes a vulnerability in Firefox versions prior to 57 where specially crafted SVG images, when loaded via an "<img>" tag, could utilize "<meta>" tags within the SVG data to set cookies for the current page. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) has a low attack complexity and no user interaction required, but its impact is limited to integrity, specifically cookie manipulation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 56.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 57CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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