vulnerability
Arch Linux: Cross-site scripting (CVE-2017-7839)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jun 11, 2018 | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jun 11, 2018
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
Control characters prepended before javascript: URLs pasted in the addressbar in Firefox before 57.0 can cause the leading characters to be ignored and the pasted JavaScript to be executed instead of being blocked. This could be used in social engineering and self-cross-site-scripting (self-XSS) attacks where users are convinced to copy and paste text into the addressbar.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-7839
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-7839
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101832
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039803
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1402896
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-16814
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201711-23
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-24/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-24/
- CWE-79
- EUVD-EUVD-2017-16814
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