When Private Browsing mode is used, it is possible for a web worker to write persistent data to IndexedDB and fingerprint a user uniquely. IndexedDB should not be available in Private Browsing mode and this stored data will persist across multiple private browsing mode sessions because it is not cleared when exiting. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.5.2 and Firefox < 57.0.1.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published: 2018-06-11T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:19:28.564Z

Reserved: 2017-04-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-7843

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2018-06-11T21:29:11.920

Modified: 2018-08-06T16:35:16.620

Link: CVE-2017-7843

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2017-12-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-7843 - Bugzilla