WebExtensions can bypass security checks to load privileged URLs and potentially escape the WebExtension sandbox. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.
References
Link Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94337 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1289273 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/ Vendor Advisory
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published: 2018-06-11T21:00:00

Updated: 2018-06-12T09:57:01

Reserved: 2016-10-27T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2016-9073

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2018-06-11T21:29:01.453

Modified: 2018-07-30T13:57:05.777


Link: CVE-2016-9073

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