CVE-2016-9078
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 8.8
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-9078
- Assigner
- security@mozilla.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2018-06-11T21:29:01
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-08-01T13:53:05
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:49.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:50.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-91/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317641 | Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037353 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94569 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9078 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9078 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:40:40 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 07:39:21 | 2018-06-11T21:29Z | 2018-06-11T21:29:01 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 07:39:21 | 2018-08-01T13:53:05 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 07:39:21 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |