What is CVE-2016-8506?

CVE-2016-8506 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Yandex Browser, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-10-26.

How severe is CVE-2016-8506?

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

XSS in Yandex Browser

CVE-2016-8506

XSS in Yandex Browser Translator in Yandex browser for desktop for versions from 15.12 to 16.2 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 — versions 15.2.2214.3645, 15.4.2272.3429, 15.6.2311.5029
Yandex N.v. Browser For Desktop — versions 15.12 to 16.2 for OSx and Linux

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8506?: CVE-2016-8506 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Yandex Browser, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-10-26.
How severe is CVE-2016-8506?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.