VDB
CVE-2016-9073
CVE-2016-9073
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
WebExtensions can bypass security checks to load privileged URLs and potentially escape the WebExtension sandbox. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.
EPSS 1.63% · 75.3th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score
1.63%
75.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | firefox | 0, 41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu1, 44.0+build3-0ubuntu2 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | firefox | 36.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 36.0.4+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 37.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
Timeline
- Nov 16, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 11, 2023 EPSS Score
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- Apr 5, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 20, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 11, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9073 third-party-advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/ third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3124-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9073 third-party-advisory