CVE-2017-7821

State
Published
Severity
Not scored
Published
Jun 11, 2018
Updated
Aug 5, 2024
Reserved
Apr 12, 2017

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Description

A vulnerability where WebExtensions can download and attempt to open a file of some non-executable file types. This can be triggered without specific user interaction for the file download and open actions. This could be used to trigger known vulnerabilities in the programs that handle those document types. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56.

Scores

The record has no CVSS score.

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

ProductVersions
FirefoxMozilla
  • before 56Affected

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