CVE-2016-9070

HIGH

Firefox < 50 - Cross-Origin Protection Bypass via Sidebar Bookmark

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94337
Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1281071
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/

Scores

CVSS v3 8.0
EPSS 0.0069
EPSS Percentile 72.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
mozilla/firefox < 50
Published Jun 11, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026