CVE-2016-5260 describes a vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox prior to version 48.0 where a cleartext password could be exposed in a session restoration file. This occurs when an INPUT field changes from type "password" to "text" within a single Session Manager session. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.5), the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and could lead to high confidentiality impact (C:H) if an attacker gains access to the session file. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 47.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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