CVE-2016-9901
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.9%
Description
HTML tags received from the Pocket server will be processed without sanitization and any JavaScript code executed will be run in the "about:pocket-saved" (unprivileged) page, giving it access to Pocket's messaging API through HTML injection. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 45.6 and Firefox < 50.1.
How to fix CVE-2016-9901
To remediate CVE-2016-9901, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/firefox-esr—upgrade to 45.6.0esr-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-9901 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 45.6.0esr-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |