Cross-site scripting in Yandex Browser - CVE-2016-8506
Published: October 26, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40069
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8506
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
XSS in Yandex Browser Translator in Yandex browser for desktop for versions from 15.12 to 16.2 could be used by remote attacker for evaluation arbitrary javascript code.
Affected software
Yandex Browser
How to mitigate CVE-2016-8506
Install update from vendor's website.