Is CVE-2016-9070 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-9070 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-9070?

CVE-2016-9070 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-9070?

CVE-2016-9070 has an EPSS score of 1.94% (78th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9070?

Upgrade firefox on debian unstable to 50.0-1 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-9070

HIGHEPSS 78th pctl

8.0

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

How to fix

Remediation Available

firefoxDebian

Fixed in:50.0-1CVE-2016-9070

firefoxUbuntu

Fixed in:50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2USN-3124-1

Fixed in:50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2USN-3124-1

DeveloperEditionWindows application

Affected:50Fixed in:50Mozilla

Mozilla Firefox (en-US)Windows application

Affected:50Fixed in:50Mozilla

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.94%probability of exploitation in 30 days

78thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 78% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

bugzilla.mozilla.org

Vendor Advisory1

mozilla.org

Third-Party Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-264 (Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2012-1456	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1459	Medium	4.3	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2012-1446	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1443	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1442	Medium	4.3	99%	-	-
CVE-2012-1457	Medium	4.3	98%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.