8.8high
CVE-2016-9078
Redirection from an HTTP connection to a "data:" URL assigns the referring site's origin to the "data:" URL in some circumstances.
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.8%
percentile 79%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Redirection from an HTTP connection to a "data:" URL assigns the referring site's origin to the "data:" URL in some circumstances. This can result in same-origin violations against a domain if it loads resources from malicious sites. Cross-origin setting of cookies has been demonstrated without the ability to read them. Note: This issue only affects Firefox 49 and 50. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.0.1.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.82% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-601 URL Redirection to Untrusted Site
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/94569 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2016-91/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1037353 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=1317641 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-9078
- NVD: CVE-2016-9078
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