CVE-2017-5387 Information disclosure in Firefox
Attackers can determine the existence of local files by exploiting double onerror events in Firefox track tags.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-5387?
CVE-2017-5387 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 11 Jun 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The existence of a specifically requested local file can be found due to the double firing of the "onerror" when the "source" attribute on a "<track>" tag refers to a file that does not exist if the source page is loaded locally. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 51.
Weakness: CWE-538
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5387?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5387?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2017-5387 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5387 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fgxx-ch38-43gw, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5387.