CVE-2013-1717

Mozilla Firefox before 23.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, Thunderbird before 17.0.8, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.20 do not properly restrict local-filesystem access by Java applets, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files by leveraging a download to a fixed pathname or other predictable pathname.

Published: 2013-08-06 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-1717 is rated Moderate Risk (51.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.36%). EPSS rose +1.79% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-1717

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.57% 2.36% +1.79%
2 2025-07-09 0.48% 0.57% +0.09%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.48% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-1717

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 4.9 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-1717

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-1717

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2013-1717: 1 GLSA(s) (201309-23), 6 atom(s) (mail-client/thunderbird, mail-client/thunderbird-bin, www-client/firefox, www-client/firefox-bin, www-client/seamonkey, www-client/seamonkey-bin); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-1717
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1717
suse medium CVE-2013-1717 severity moderate: SUSE including 82 source package names (MozillaFirefox-140.2.0-160000.1.2, MozillaFirefox-17.0.8esr-0.4.2.1, …), 112 product×package rows across 38 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3, … (38 product lines)): Fixed 112. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1717/
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-1717 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (firefox, thunderbird), 10 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, upstream): released 8, ignored 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1717

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-1717

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla thunderbird_esr 17.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird_esr 17.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird_esr 17.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird_esr 17.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird_esr 17.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird_esr 17.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird_esr 17.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird_esr 17.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox <= 22.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 19.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 19.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 19.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 20.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 20.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:20.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 21.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:21.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey <= 2.20 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.2:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.2:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.2:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.3:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.3:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.3:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.4:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.4:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.4:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.5:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.5:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.5:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.6:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.6:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.6:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.6:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.7:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.7:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.7:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.7:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.7:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-1717

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