CVE-2016-2817

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.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Information

Published : 2016-04-30 17:59

Updated : 2024-02-28 15:21


NVD link : CVE-2016-2817

Mitre link : CVE-2016-2817

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-2817


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Products Affected

mozilla

  • firefox
CWE
CWE-264

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