CVE-2016-9903
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CVE-2016-9903 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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. EPSS estimates a 1.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 50.1 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94883Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037461Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1315435Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-94/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94883Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037461Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1315435Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-94/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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