First published: Tue Nov 15 2016(Updated: )
Content Security Policy combined with HTTP to HTTPS redirection can be used by malicious server to verify whether a known site is within a user's browser history.
Credit: security@mozilla.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Mozilla Firefox | <50 | 50 |
<50 | 50 | |
Mozilla Firefox | <50.0 |
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(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)
The vulnerability ID of this security issue is CVE-2016-9071.
This vulnerability affects Firefox versions prior to 50.
The severity level of CVE-2016-9071 is medium.
This vulnerability can be exploited by a malicious server to verify whether a known site is within a user's browser history.
Yes, you can find more information about this vulnerability at the following references: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1285003, https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94337.