CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.1. It affects Firefox.
CVE
CVE-2017-5466
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.1
EPSS
1.55%
Firefox
Original NVD Description
If a page is loaded from an original site through a hyperlink and contains a redirect to a "data:text/html" URL, triggering a reload will run the reloaded "data:text/html" page with its origin set incorrectly. This allows for a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.
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