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CVE-2016-9073

WebExtensions can bypass security checks to load privileged URLs and potentially escape the WebExtension sandbox. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.

Published

2018-06-11T21:29:01.453

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:00:32.863

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	mozilla	firefox	< 50.0	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94337 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1289273 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94337 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1289273 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)