CVE-2016-2833 describes a vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 47.0 where the browser failed to enforce Content Security Policy (CSP) directives for cross-domain Java applets. This flaw, affecting Mozilla, Canonical, and openSUSE products, could allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks through specially crafted applets. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.1), it requires user interaction and has a low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
42.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 46.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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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.