Cross-site scripting in Yandex Browser - CVE-2016-8506
Published: October 26, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40069
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8506
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Yandex N. V.
Affected software:
Yandex Browser
Yandex Browser
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-8506
Install update from vendor's website.