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CVE-2016-5266

Published: 3 August 2016

Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 does not properly restrict drag-and-drop (aka dataTransfer) actions for file: URIs, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to access local files via a crafted web site.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.1

Score breakdown

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 8.1
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N