CVE-2017-7831 Information disclosure in Firefox
An attacker can access restricted properties on proxy objects due to a security wrapper flaw, potentially exposing sensitive data in Firefox.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-7831?
CVE-2017-7831 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 11 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability where the security wrapper does not deny access to some exposed properties using the deprecated "_exposedProps_" mechanism on proxy objects. These properties should be explicitly unavailable to proxy objects. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 57.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7831?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7831?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2017-7831 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7831 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vxq2-h625-9q28, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7831.