VDB
CVE-2016-2817
CVE-2016-2817
PUBLISHED
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 0.40% · 61.0th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.40%
61.0th 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 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 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