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CVE-2017-5390
The JSON viewer in the Developer Tools uses insecure methods to create a communication channel for copying and viewing JSON or HTTP…
Critical9.8EPSS 3.8%
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- mozilla
Description
The JSON viewer in the Developer Tools uses insecure methods to create a communication channel for copying and viewing JSON or HTTP headers data, allowing for potential privilege escalation. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.7, Firefox ESR < 45.7, and Firefox < 51.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.8% · top 9.9% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
- Insecure communication methods in Developer Tools JSON viewer
Affected products
- affected unspecified – < 45.7
- affected unspecified – < 45.7
- affected unspecified – < 51
References (12)
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-03/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-02/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201702-22 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1297361 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3832 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- GLSA-201702-13 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- DSA-3771 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 1037693 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2017:0190 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2017:0238 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 95769 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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