CVE-2016-8503 describes a vulnerability in Yandex Browser versions 16.7 to 16.9 where a remote attacker could leverage the Yandex Protect Anti-phishing warning to brute-force passwords from important web resources using specially crafted JavaScript. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.3 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and potential for low impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
16.7.0.3342CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yandex:yandex_browser:16.7.0.3342:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.7.1.20808CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yandex:yandex_browser:16.7.1.20808:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.9.1.1131CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yandex:yandex_browser:16.9.1.1131:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.