Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
Required
Privileges Required
None
Attack Vector
Local
0

CVE-2016-5265

Disclosure Date: August 05, 2016 •
CVE-2016-5265 CVSS v3 Base Score: 5.5
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Description

Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.3 allow user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy, and conduct Universal XSS (UXSS) attacks or read arbitrary files, by arranging for the presence of a crafted HTML document and a crafted shortcut file in the same local directory.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
5.5 Medium
Impact Score:
4
Exploitability Score:
1
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
High
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
Required
Scope (S):
Changed
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
None

General Information

Offensive Application
Unknown
Utility Class
Unknown
Ports
Unknown
OS
Unknown
Vulnerable Versions
n/a
Prerequisites
Unknown
Discovered By
Unknown
PoC Author
Unknown
Metasploit Module
Unknown
Reporter
Unknown

Vendors

  • mozilla,
  • oracle

Products

  • firefox,
  • firefox esr 45.1.0,
  • firefox esr 45.1.1,
  • firefox esr 45.2.0,
  • firefox esr 45.3.0,
  • linux 5.0,
  • linux 6,
  • linux 7
Technical Analysis