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CVE-2016-5265

Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.3 allow user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy, and con…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.2%
percentile 69%
Public exploits
0
none known

Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.3 allow user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy, and conduct Universal XSS (UXSS) attacks or read arbitrary files, by arranging for the presence of a crafted HTML document and a crafted shortcut file in the same local directory.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.25% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD2.04.0AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3640 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1036508 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • oracle.com /technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=1278013 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-80.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-3044-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/92258 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-1551.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201701-15 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred

Sources

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