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Improper Input Validation Affecting firefox package, versions <0:45.6.0-1.0.1.el7_3

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    1% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE7-FIREFOX-2509303
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 11 Jun 2018
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Introduced: 11 Jun 2018

CVE-2016-9901 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-20 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 firefox to version 0:45.6.0-1.0.1.el7_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-2946.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

HTML tags received from the Pocket server will be processed without sanitization and any JavaScript code executed will be run in the "about:pocket-saved" (unprivileged) page, giving it access to Pocket's messaging API through HTML injection. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 45.6 and Firefox < 50.1.