CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.1. It affects Firefox. 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.
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CVE
CVE-2019-17016
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.1
EPSS
1.99%
Firefox
Original NVD Description
When pasting a <style> tag from the clipboard into a rich text editor, the CSS sanitizer incorrectly rewrites a @namespace rule. This could allow for injection into certain types of websites resulting in data exfiltration. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.4 and Firefox < 72.
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