{ "CVE_data_meta": { "ASSIGNER": "security@mozilla.org", "ID": "CVE-2017-5409", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "Firefox ESR", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_affected": "<", "version_value": "45.8" } ] } }, { "product_name": "Firefox", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_affected": "<", "version_value": "52" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name": "Mozilla" } ] } }, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "The Mozilla Windows updater can be called by a non-privileged user to delete an arbitrary local file by passing a special path to the callback parameter through the Mozilla Maintenance Service, which has privileged access. Note: This attack requires local system access and only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 45.8 and Firefox < 52." } ] }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "File deletion via callback parameter in Mozilla Windows Updater and Maintenance Service" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "name": "96696", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96696" }, { "name": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/" }, { "name": "1037966", "refsource": "SECTRACK", "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966" }, { "name": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-06/", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-06/" }, { "name": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1321814", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1321814" } ] } }