CVE-2016-9071 Information disclosure in Firefox
A malicious server can determine if a user has visited a specific site by exploiting CSP and HTTPS redirection, leaking browsing history.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-9071?
CVE-2016-9071 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 11 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.
Weakness: CWE-254
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9071?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9071?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2016-9071 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9071 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p26w-gphp-32x2, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9071.