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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.1
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade linux-firefoxUpgrade firefox-esrUpgrade linux-seamonkeyUpgrade thunderbirdUpgrade seamonkeyUpgrade firefoxUpgrade linux-thunderbirdUpgrade libxul | Dec 10, 2025 | Sep 7, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade www-client/firefox-bin.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird.Upgrade www-client/firefox.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird-bin. | Oct 30, 2017 | Aug 4, 2016 |
| Mfsa2016 81 | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla FirefoxUpgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 48.0 | Aug 3, 2016 | Aug 2, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade MozillaFirefoxUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-commonUpgrade MozillaFirefox-develUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-other | Aug 22, 2016 | Aug 4, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade firefox | Aug 6, 2016 | Aug 4, 2016 |
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