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CVE-2016-5266 Details

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 does not properly restrict drag-and-drop (aka dataTransfer) actions for file: URIs, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to access local files via a crafted web site.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.1 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html CVE
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1226977 CVEIssue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 CVE
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-81.html CVEVendor Advisory

see all 16 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
mozilla firefox
<= 47.0.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-5266
NVD Published Date:
Aug 5, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-5266 Details - Not Deferred