Android Intent URL Same-Origin Policy Bypass in Firefox for Android

CVE-2017-7759 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Android intent URLs given to Firefox for Android can be used to navigate from HTTP or HTTPS URLs to local "file:" URLs, allowing for the reading of local data through a violation of same-origin policy. Note: This attack only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 54.

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