Information disclosure in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2016-5288
Web content could access information in the HTTP cache if e10s is disabled. This can reveal some visited URLs and the contents of those pages. This issue affects Firefox 48 and 49. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 49.0.2.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-87/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93810 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037077 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5288?
- CVE-2016-5288 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-06-11.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5288?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.