CyberRota Analysis
This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects Firefox, Java. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.
Public Exploit Signal
A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.
Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2016-9901
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
2.92%
Firefox Java
Original NVD Description
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.
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