CVE-2016-9070 Security feature bypass in Firefox

What is CVE-2016-9070?

CVE-2016-9070 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 11 Jun 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9070?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9070?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-9070 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9070 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2022-26486 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 9.6
• CVE-2022-26485 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2019-11707 Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Type Confusion Exploited High 8.8

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-48w2-7m2r-6gvr, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9070.