XSS in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2016-2833
Mozilla Firefox before 47.0 ignores Content Security Policy (CSP) directives for cross-domain Java applets, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted applet.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.014 (69.1th 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
- Mozilla Firefox
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.1
- Opensuse — versions 13.1, 13.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@mozilla.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2833?
- CVE-2016-2833 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-06-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2833?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.