#VU40069 Cross-site scripting in Yandex Browser - CVE-2016-8506 

 

#VU40069 Cross-site scripting in Yandex Browser - CVE-2016-8506

Published: October 26, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU40069
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
Yandex Browser
Software vendor:
Yandex N. V.

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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