CVE-2016-2833

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 47.0 ignores Content Security Policy (CSP) directives for cross-domain Java applets, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted applet.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.34%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036057 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=908933
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00016.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00014.html vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-60.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2993-1 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-2833?
CVE-2016-2833 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-2833?
To fix CVE-2016-2833, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-2833 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-2833 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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