Open Redirect in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2016-9078
Redirection from an HTTP connection to a "data:" URL assigns the referring site's origin to the "data:" URL in some circumstances. This can result in same-origin violations against a domain if it loads resources from malicious sites. Cross-origin setting of cookies has been demonstrated without the ability to read them. Note: This issue only affects Firefox 49 and 50. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.0.1.
Vulnerability class: Open Redirect
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (78.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified, 49.0, 50.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94569 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-91/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037353 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9078?
- CVE-2016-9078 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-06-11.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9078?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.