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medium 6.5

CVE-2017-7830 json

The Resource Timing API incorrectly revealed navigations in cross-origin iframes.

published 2018-06-11 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-16805

cvss
6.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.4%
EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Resource Timing API incorrectly revealed navigations in cross-origin iframes. This is a same-origin policy violation and could allow for data theft of URLs loaded by users. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 57, Firefox ESR < 52.5, and Thunderbird < 52.5.

Patch / fix

  • Mozilla Firefox 57
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR 52.5
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 52.5
  • firefox-esr Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 52.5.0esr-1
  • thunderbird Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:52.5.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7830

  • 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
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1:52.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1:52.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 1:52.6.0+build1-0ubuntu1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7830

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  • thunderbird RHEL 6 52.5.0-1.el6_9
  • thunderbird RHEL 7 52.5.0-1.el7_4
  • firefox RHEL 6 52.5.0-1.el6_9
  • firefox RHEL 7 52.5.0-1.el7_4

red hat advisories RHSA-2017:3372RHSA-2017:3247

  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA +3 more 52.5.0esr-72.17.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for SAP 12 SP1 +10 more 52.5.0esr-109.9.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2017:3233-1SUSE-SU-2017:3213-1

  • firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 92.0-1.2
  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 91.1.1-1.1
  • MozillaThunderbird Package Hub 12 52.5.0-48.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10601-1openSUSE-SU-2017:3108-1openSUSE-SU-2017:3110-1

  • firefox Arch Linux 57.0-1
  • thunderbird Arch Linux 52.5.0-1

arch linux advisories AVG-494AVG-530

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-7830 updated cvss 6.5

Mozilla: Cross-origin URL information leak through Resource Timing API (MFSA 2017-25)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox 52.5.0-1.el7_4, thunderbird 52.5.0-1.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox 52.5.0-1.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox 52.5.0-1.el6_9, thunderbird 52.5.0-1.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) firefox 52.5.0-1.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) firefox 52.5.0-1.el7_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3247
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) thunderbird 52.5.0-1.el7_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3372
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox 52.5.0-1.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox 52.5.0-1.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox 52.5.0-1.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) firefox 52.5.0-1.el6_9, thunderbird 52.5.0-1.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox 52.5.0-1.el7_4, thunderbird 52.5.0-1.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox 52.5.0-1.el6_9, thunderbird 52.5.0-1.el6_9
    +3 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox 52.5.0-1.el7_4, thunderbird 52.5.0-1.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) firefox 52.5.0-1.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox 52.5.0-1.el7_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3247

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Exploit prediction

2.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR
  • Mozilla Thunderbird

References

Sources

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