What is CVE-2016-1941?

CVE-2016-1941 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-01-31.

How severe is CVE-2016-1941?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Apple Mac Os X

CVE-2016-1941

The file-download dialog in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0 on OS X enables a certain button too quickly, which allows remote attackers to conduct clickjacking attacks via a crafted web site that triggers a single-click action in a situation where a double-click action was intended.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.009 (54.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Mac_os_x
Mozilla Firefox
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

security@mozilla.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1941?: CVE-2016-1941 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-01-31.
How severe is CVE-2016-1941?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.