Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-9903
Mozilla's add-ons SDK had a world-accessible resource with an HTML injection vulnerability. If an additional vulnerability allowed this resource to be loaded as a document it could allow injecting content and script into an add-on's context. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.1.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2016-9903
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-9903
0.82%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 73 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-9903
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST | |
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6.1
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.8
|
2.7
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-9903
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-9903
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94883
Mozilla Firefox MFSA2016-94 Multiple Security VulnerabilitiesThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037461
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Bypass Security Restrictions, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTrackerThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-94/
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 50.1 — MozillaVendor Advisory
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1315435
1315435 - (CVE-2016-9903) Intentional XSS injection hole in add-ons SDKIssue Tracking;Patch;Vendor Advisory
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