Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2016-5266
Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 does not properly restrict drag-and-drop (aka dataTransfer) actions for file: URIs, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to access local files via a crafted web site.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (75.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036508 (vdb-entry)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92260 (vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-81.html (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5266?
- CVE-2016-5266 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2016-08-05.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5266?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.