Mozilla: Same-origin policy violation using local HTML file and saved shortcut file (MFSA 2016-89, MFSA 2016-90)
Published Jun 11, 2018
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.44%
Description
A same-origin policy bypass with local shortcut files to load arbitrary local content from disk. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.5, Firefox ESR < 45.5, and Firefox < 50.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<50
- Version
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<45.5
- Version
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<45.5
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| Mozilla | Firefox | n/a |
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| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | n/a |
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| Mozilla | Thunderbird | n/a |
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Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox-0:45.5.0-1.el5_11
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2780
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
firefox-0:45.5.0-1.el6_8
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2780
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
firefox-0:45.5.0-1.el7_3
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2780
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
thunderbird
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
thunderbird
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
thunderbird
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox-0:45.5.0-1.el5_11 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2780 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox-0:45.5.0-1.el6_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2780 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | firefox-0:45.5.0-1.el7_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2780 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | thunderbird | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 | 0.44% (0.00442) | 36.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.46% (0.00456) | 35.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00039) | 8.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00094) | 41.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 5, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00094) | 38.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00087) | 34.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2780.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94336 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5291 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1292159 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1395065 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5291
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5291
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3730 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-93/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-89.html
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.