CVE-2016-8505 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the BookReader component of Yandex Browser for desktop versions prior to 16.6. This flaw could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code within the context of the user's browser. With a CVSS v3 score of 6.1 (Medium), the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L) and can lead to low impact on confidentiality and integrity (C:L/I:L). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 16.4.0.94.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yandex:yandex.browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 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.