What is CVE-2016-8505?

CVE-2016-8505 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Yandex Yandex.browser, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-10-26.

How severe is CVE-2016-8505?

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

XSS in Yandex Yandex.browser

CVE-2016-8505

XSS in Yandex Browser BookReader in Yandex browser for desktop for versions before 16.6. could be used by remote attacker for evaluation arbitrary javascript code.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.009 (54.5th 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

Yandex Yandex.browser
Yandex N.v. Browser For Desktop — versions before 16.6 for OSx and Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

browser-security@yandex-team.ru (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
browser-security@yandex-team.ru (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8505?: CVE-2016-8505 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Yandex Yandex.browser, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-10-26.
How severe is CVE-2016-8505?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.