CVE-2016-2817
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-2817 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-04-30 17:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2017-07-01 01:29:00 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-264
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1227462 – chrome.tabs.update/create APIs should call checkLoadURI with DISALLOW_INHERIT_PRINCIPAL | CONFIRM | bugzilla.mozilla.org | |
| Elevation of privilege with chrome.tabs.update API in web extensions — Mozilla | CONFIRM | www.mozilla.org | Vendor Advisory |
| Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-15) — Gentoo security | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1211-1: important: Security update | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| openSUSE-SU-2016:1251-1: moderate: Security update to Firefox 46.0 | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| USN-2936-2: Oxygen-GTK3 update | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| USN-2936-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| USN-2936-3: Firefox regression | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Gain Elevated Privileges, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker | SECTRACK | www.securitytracker.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 710500 Gentoo Linux Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-15)