MEDIUM
Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 on Android allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via left-to-right characters in conjunction with a right-to-left character set
Published Aug 5, 2016
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.90%
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 on Android allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via left-to-right characters in conjunction with a right-to-left character set.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
5.3 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.90% 0.00903
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00903
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.90% (0.00903) | 58.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.90% (0.00903) | 54.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.33% (0.00332) | 53.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00525) | 77.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00525) | 76.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.53% (0.00525) | 73.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-82.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92260 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036508 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1284372 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPermissions Required
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-82.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92260 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036508 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1284372 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPermissions Required | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mozilla
Published Aug 5, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 3, 2016
Link CVE-2016-5267
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a