CVE-2016-8502 describes a vulnerability in Yandex Browser desktop versions 15.12.0 to 16.2, where a remote attacker could leverage the Yandex Protect Anti-phishing warning feature with specially crafted JavaScript to brute-force passwords from important web resources. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.3 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no user interaction, and potentially leading to low impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
15.12.0.6151CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yandex:yandex_browser:15.12.0.6151:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.12.1.6475CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yandex:yandex_browser:15.12.1.6475:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.2.0.3539CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yandex:yandex_browser:16.2.0.3539:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.