| Name | CVE-2016-2817 |
| Description | The WebExtension sandbox feature in browser/components/extensions/ext-tabs.js in Mozilla Firefox before 46.0 does not properly restrict principal inheritance during chrome.tabs.create and chrome.tabs.update API calls, which allows remote attackers to conduct Universal XSS (UXSS) attacks via a crafted extension that accesses a (1) javascript: or (2) data: URL. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| firefox (PTS) | sid | 131.0.3-1 | fixed |
| firefox-esr (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 68.9.0esr-1~deb8u2 | fixed |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 91.11.0esr-1~deb9u1 | fixed |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 115.12.0esr-1~deb10u1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 128.3.1esr-1~deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 115.14.0esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 128.3.1esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 128.3.1esr-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| firefox | source | (unstable) | 46.0-1 | | | |
| firefox-esr | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
| iceweasel | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- iceweasel <not-affected> (Only Firefox 46)
- firefox-esr <not-affected> (Only Firefox 46)
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-46/