Security Features - CVE-2016-9895

 

Security Features - CVE-2016-9895

Published: June 11, 2018 / Updated: August 4, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU33590
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9895
CWE-ID: CWE-254
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
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Affected software:

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Event handlers on "marquee" elements were executed despite a strict Content Security Policy (CSP) that disallowed inline JavaScript. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.1, Firefox ESR < 45.6, and Thunderbird < 45.6.


How to mitigate CVE-2016-9895

Install update from vendor's website.

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