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CVE-2016-2817

CVE-2016-2817

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The WebExtension sandbox feature in browser/components/extensions/ext-tabs.js in Mozilla Firefox before 46.0 does not properly restrict principal inheritance during chrome.tabs.create and chrome.tabs.update API calls, which allows remote attackers to conduct Universal XSS (UXSS) attacks via a crafted extension that accesses a (1) javascript: or (2) data: URL.

CVSS 5.4 · Medium · EPSS 1.3% · Fix available

Published
Updated

Stack: system

Affected products and versions

  • n/a

    Versions
    • n/a: Affected

    No fix published

  • firefox Ubuntu:14.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 24.0+build1-0ubuntu1
    • 25.0+build3-0ubuntu0.13.10.1
    • 28.0~b2+build1-0ubuntu2
    • 28.0+build1-0ubuntu1
    • 28.0+build2-0ubuntu1
    • 28.0+build2-0ubuntu2
    • 29.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
    • 30.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3
    • 31.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    • 32.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    • 32.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    • 33.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    • 34.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    • 35.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
    • 35.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    • 36.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.4
    • 36.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    • 36.0.4+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    • 37.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    • 37.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    • 37.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    • 38.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    • 39.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    • 39.0.3+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    • 40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    • 40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.4
    • 40.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    • 41.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    • 41.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    • 41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    • 42.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    • 43.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    • 43.0.4+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    • 44.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    • 44.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    • 44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    • 45.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    • 45.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
    • 45.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 46.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

    Update to 46.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

  • firefox Ubuntu:16.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu1
    • 42.0+build2-0ubuntu1
    • 44.0+build3-0ubuntu2
    • 44.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1
    • 44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1
    • 45.0+build2-0ubuntu1
    • 45.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1
    • 45.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 46.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

    Update to 46.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

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