CVE-2016-9901

Mozilla: Data from Pocket server improperly sanitized before execution (MFSA 2016-94, MFSA 2016-95)

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

HTML tags received from the Pocket server will be processed without sanitization and any JavaScript code executed will be run in the "about:pocket-saved" (unprivileged) page, giving it access to Pocket's messaging API through HTML injection. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 45.6 and Firefox < 50.1.

Las etiquetas HTML recibidas del servidor Pocket serán procesadas sin sanear y cualquier código JavaScript que se ejecute lo hará en la página "about:pocket-saved" (sin privilegios), concediéndole acceso a la API de mensajes de Pocket mediante una inyección HTML. La vulnerabilidad afecta a Firefox ESR en versiones anteriores a la 45.6 y Firefox en versiones anteriores a la 50.1.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-12-07 CVE Reserved
2016-12-14 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-09-14 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

CAPEC

References (10)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94885	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037461	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1320057	2018-08-01

URL	Date	SRC
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2946.html	2018-08-01
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2973.html	2018-08-01
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15	2018-08-01
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-94	2018-08-01
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-95	2018-08-01
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9901	2016-12-21
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1404358	2016-12-21

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Aus"				7.3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Aus" and version "7.3"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Aus"				7.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Aus" and version "7.4"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop"				5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus"				7.3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "7.3"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus"				7.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "7.4"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus"				7.5 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "7.5"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server"				5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation"				5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				< 50.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " < 50.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				< 45.6.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version " < 45.6.0"		-		Affected