4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-5268
Mozilla Firefox Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Description

Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 does not properly set the LINKABLE and URI_SAFE_FOR_UNTRUSTED_CONTENT flags of about: URLs that are used for error pages, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct spoofing attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by misleading text after an about:neterror?d= substring.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 5, 2016, 1:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 16, 2017, 1:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-5268 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla firefox

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-5268 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 16, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036508 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92260 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 05, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:47.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-83.html No Types Assigned http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-83.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1253673 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1253673 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
    Added CWE CWE-254
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 05, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 05, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-5268 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.59 }} 0.00%

score

0.74971

percentile

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