CVE-2016-5265
Published: 3 August 2016
Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.3 allow user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy, and conduct Universal XSS (UXSS) attacks or read arbitrary files, by arranging for the presence of a crafted HTML document and a crafted shortcut file in the same local directory.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
firefox Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Released
(48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1)
|
| trusty |
Released
(48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(48)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
|
|
|
thunderbird Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected)
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |