Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2016-9070
A maliciously crafted page loaded to the sidebar through a bookmark can reference a privileged chrome window and engage in limited JavaScript operations violating cross-origin protections. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.
EPSS: 0.019 (78.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@mozilla.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9070?
- CVE-2016-9070 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2018-06-11.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9070?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.