CVE-2016-2825 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass the Same Origin Policy and modify location.host via invalid data URLs in Firefox.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2016-2825?

CVE-2016-2825 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 13 Jun 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Mozilla Firefox before 47.0 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and modify the location.host property via an invalid data: URL.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2825?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Opensuse Leap, Opensuse Opensuse.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2825?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-2825 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2825 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-frpp-99pq-vjpv, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2825.

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