VDB
CVE-2016-2817
CVE-2016-2817
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.400000095367432 MEDIUM
The WebExtension sandbox feature in browser/components/extensions/ext-tabs.js in Mozilla Firefox before 46.0 does not properly restrict principal inheritance during chrome.tabs.create and chrome.tabs.update API calls, which allows remote attackers to conduct Universal XSS (UXSS) attacks via a crafted extension that accesses a (1) javascript: or (2) data: URL.
EPSS 1.25% · 68.2th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
5.400000095367432
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score
1.25%
68.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | firefox | *, 0, 41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | firefox | 33.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 34.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 35.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 |
Timeline
- Apr 27, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 12, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 6, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 29, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 21, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2817 third-party-advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-46/ third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2936-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2817 third-party-advisory