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CVE-2017-7843
When Private Browsing mode is used, it is possible for a web worker to write persistent data to IndexedDB and fingerprint a user uniquely.…
High7.5EPSS 2.9%
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- mozilla
Description
When Private Browsing mode is used, it is possible for a web worker to write persistent data to IndexedDB and fingerprint a user uniquely. IndexedDB should not be available in Private Browsing mode and this stored data will persist across multiple private browsing mode sessions because it is not cleared when exiting. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.5.2 and Firefox < 57.0.1.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.9% · top 13% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- Web worker in Private Browsing mode can write IndexedDB data
- CWE-200 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-200 and its CVEs
Affected products
- affected unspecified – < 52.5.2
- affected unspecified – < 57.0.1
References (9)
- RHSA-2017:3382 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20171210 [SECURITY] [DLA 1202-1] firefox-esr security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-28/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1039954 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-27/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-4062 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1410106 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 102039 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 102112 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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