| CVE-2016-2817 | Date: (C)2016-06-02 (M)2024-03-27 |
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 Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -| CVSS V3 Severity: | CVSS V2 Severity: |
| CVSS Score : 5.4 | CVSS Score : 4.3 |
| Exploit Score: 2.8 | Exploit Score: 8.6 |
| Impact Score: 2.5 | Impact Score: 2.9 |
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| CVSS V3 Metrics: | CVSS V2 Metrics: |
| Attack Vector: NETWORK | Access Vector: NETWORK |
| Attack Complexity: LOW | Access Complexity: MEDIUM |
| Privileges Required: NONE | Authentication: NONE |
| User Interaction: REQUIRED | Confidentiality: NONE |
| Scope: UNCHANGED | Integrity: PARTIAL |
| Confidentiality: LOW | Availability: NONE |
| Integrity: LOW | |
| Availability: NONE | |
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