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CVE-2017-7821

CVSS v3.0 9.8 (Critical)
98% Progress
CVSS v2.0 7.5 (High)
75% Progress
EPSS 0.51 % (77th)
0.51% Progress
Affected Products 1
Advisories 3
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A vulnerability where WebExtensions can download and attempt to open a file of some non-executable file types. This can be triggered without specific user interaction for the file download and open actions. This could be used to trigger known vulnerabilities in the programs that handle those document types. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56.

Weaknesses
CWE-732
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
CNA
Mozilla Corporation
Published Date
2018-06-11 21:29:10
(6 years ago)
Updated Date
2019-10-03 00:03:26
(5 years ago)

Affected Products

Mozilla

Configuration #1

    CPE23 From Up To
  Mozilla Firefox 55.0.3 and prior versions cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox <= 55.0.3