CVE-2017-5454: mozilla firefox
CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5454
Published 11-06-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-5454 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 2.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
2.44%
0%100%
Low · -0.05 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 12 · Related 8Timeline
- 11-06-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A mechanism to bypass file system access protections in the sandbox to use the file picker to access different files than those selected in the file picker through the use of relative paths. This allows for read only access to the local file system. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSourcesAll 2 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Medium 5.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.44%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
84%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.05 pp
From 2.49% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score2.44%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat6 products
- enterprise_linuxEOL6.0 | 7.0
- enterprise_linux_desktop6.0 | 7.0
- enterprise_linux_server6.0 | 7.0
- enterprise_linux_server_aus7.3 | 7.4
- enterprise_linux_server_eus7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5
Mozilla3 products
- firefox≥ unspecified, < 53 | < 53.0 | < 52.1.0
- firefox_esr≥ unspecified, < 52.1
- thunderbird≥ unspecified, < 52.1 | < 52.1.0
Ubuntu2 products
- firefox< 53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
- thunderbird< 1:52.1.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 1:52.1.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
3 vendors · 11 products