First published: Tue Nov 15 2016(Updated: )
A maliciously crafted page loaded to the sidebar through a bookmark can reference a privileged chrome window and engage in limited JavaScript operations violating cross-origin protections.
Credit: security@mozilla.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Mozilla Firefox | <50 | 50 |
<50 | 50 | |
Mozilla Firefox | <50 |
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The vulnerability ID is CVE-2016-9070.
CVE-2016-9070 is a vulnerability in Firefox < 50 that allows a maliciously crafted page loaded to the sidebar through a bookmark to reference a privileged chrome window and engage in limited JavaScript operations violating cross-origin protections.
It affects Firefox versions up to and excluding version 50.
The severity level of CVE-2016-9070 is high with a severity value of 8.
To fix CVE-2016-9070, update your Firefox browser to version 50 or later.