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

CVE-2016-9901

Disclosure Date: June 11, 2018 •
CVE-2016-9901 CVSS v3 Base Score: 9.8
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Description

HTML tags received from the Pocket server will be processed without sanitization and any JavaScript code executed will be run in the “about:pocket-saved” (unprivileged) page, giving it access to Pocket’s messaging API through HTML injection. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 45.6 and Firefox < 50.1.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
9.8 Critical
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
3.9
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Offensive Application
Unknown
Utility Class
Unknown
Ports
Unknown
OS
Unknown
Vulnerable Versions
Firefox ESR 45.6
Firefox 50.1
Prerequisites
Unknown
Discovered By
Unknown
PoC Author
Unknown
Metasploit Module
Unknown
Reporter
Unknown

Vendors

  • mozilla,
  • redhat

Products

  • enterprise linux aus 7.3,
  • enterprise linux aus 7.4,
  • enterprise linux desktop 5.0,
  • enterprise linux desktop 6.0,
  • enterprise linux desktop 7.0,
  • enterprise linux eus 7.3,
  • enterprise linux eus 7.4,
  • enterprise linux eus 7.5,
  • enterprise linux server 5.0,
  • enterprise linux server 6.0,
  • enterprise linux server 7.0,
  • enterprise linux workstation 5.0,
  • enterprise linux workstation 6.0,
  • enterprise linux workstation 7.0,
  • firefox,
  • firefox esr
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