CVE-2016-5291
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.04%
Description
A same-origin policy bypass with local shortcut files to load arbitrary local content from disk. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.5, Firefox ESR < 45.5, and Firefox < 50.
How to fix CVE-2016-5291
To remediate CVE-2016-5291, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/firefox-esr—upgrade to 45.5.0esr-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-5291 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 45.5.0esr-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |