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CVE-2016-9901

HTML tags received from the Pocket server will be processed without sanitization and any JavaScript code executed will be run in the…

Critical9.8EPSS 2.8%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
mozilla

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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-9901, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.0Critical9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
2.8% · top 13% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.

Weakness

Affected products

  • Mozilla · Firefox ESR

    • affected unspecified – < 45.6

  • Mozilla · Firefox

    • affected unspecified – < 50.1

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Record last updated .