vulnerability
MFSA2016-89 Firefox: Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 50 (CVE-2016-9073)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jun 11, 2018 | Jul 12, 2018 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jun 11, 2018
Added
Jul 12, 2018
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
WebExtensions can bypass security checks to load privileged URLs and potentially escape the WebExtension sandbox. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.
Solution
mozilla-firefox-upgrade-50_0
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