CVE-2016-9901 describes an HTML injection vulnerability in Firefox ESR versions prior to 45.6 and Firefox versions prior to 50.1, where unsanitized HTML tags from the Pocket server could execute JavaScript in an unprivileged context, granting access to Pocket's messaging API. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) has a low attack complexity and no user interaction required, allowing for high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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