vulnerability
Arch Linux: Content spoofing (CVE-2017-7762)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jun 11, 2018 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jun 11, 2018
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
A security issue has been found in Firefox < 54.0. When entered directly, Reader Mode did not strip the username and password section of URLs displayed in the addressbar. This can be used for spoofing the domain of the current page.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-7762
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-7762
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99047
- URL-http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689
- URL-https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2112
- URL-https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2113
- URL-https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1358248
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201706-19
- URL-https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/
- URL-https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/
- CWE-20
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