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CVE-2017-5385

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  • Published2018-06-11
  • Fixed in51.0
  • WeaknessCWE-200

Am I affected?

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Description

Data sent with in multipart channels, such as the multipart/x-mixed-replace MIME type, will ignore the referrer-policy response header, leading to potential information disclosure for sites using this header. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 51.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-06-1121:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Mozilla firefox
BranchAffectedFixed in
51.0< 51.051.0

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • firefoxUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  • firefoxUbuntu:14.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  • firefox-esropenSUSE:Tumbleweedall versions · fixed in 128.5.1-1.1
  • iceapeMageia:6all versions · fixed in 2.48-1.mga6
  • iceapeMageia:5all versions · fixed in 2.48-1.mga5
  • MozillaFirefoxopenSUSE:Tumbleweedall versions · fixed in 92.0-1.2

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Mozilla firefox to 51.0

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2018-06-11
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-ghgm-jxvv-79f5

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5385?

Data sent with in multipart channels, such as the multipart/x-mixed-replace MIME type, will ignore the referrer-policy response header, leading to potential information disclosure for sites using this header. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 51.

Is CVE-2017-5385 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-5385 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.6% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-5385?

CVE-2017-5385 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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