CVE-2017-7844 describes a privacy vulnerability in Firefox versions prior to 57.0.1, where a malicious website could determine a user's browsing history. This was achieved by leveraging a combination of external SVG images and the coloring of anchor links within those images. The vulnerability has a medium severity CVSS score of 6.5, indicating a network-based attack requiring user interaction, with a high impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 57.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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