CVE-2016-5268

MediumCVSS 4.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 does not properly set the LINKABLE and URI_SAFE_FOR_UNTRUSTED_CONTENT flags of about: URLs that are used for error pages, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct spoofing attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by misleading text after an about:neterror?d= substring.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 4.3/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-254

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 5, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-5268: Medium severity, CVSS 4.3 | Vulnix