CVE-2016-9078 Open redirect in Firefox
Attackers can exploit HTTP redirections to data URLs to violate same-origin policies, allowing cross-origin cookie setting 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-2016-9078?
CVE-2016-9078 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 11 Jun 2018. 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
Redirection from an HTTP connection to a "data:" URL assigns the referring site's origin to the "data:" URL in some circumstances. This can result in same-origin violations against a domain if it loads resources from malicious sites. Cross-origin setting of cookies has been demonstrated without the ability to read them. Note: This issue only affects Firefox 49 and 50. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.0.1.
Weakness: CWE-601
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9078?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9078?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2016-9078 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9078 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-97gg-j6v9-fvp7, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9078.