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medium 5.3

CVE-2017-7831 json

A vulnerability where the security wrapper does not deny access to some exposed properties using the deprecated "_exposedProps_" mechanism…

published 2018-06-11 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-16806

cvss
5.3
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.6%
EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • Mozilla Firefox 57
  • firefox Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.4
  • firefox Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.5
  • firefox Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7831

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  • firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 92.0-1.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1

  • firefox Arch Linux 57.0-1

arch linux advisories AVG-494

Exploit prediction

1.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Mozilla Firefox

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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