8.1
CVSSv3

CVE-2016-5266

Published: 05/08/2016 Updated: 16/08/2017
CVSS v2 Base Score: 5.8 | Impact Score: 4.9 | Exploitability Score: 8.6
CVSS v3 Base Score: 8.1 | Impact Score: 5.2 | Exploitability Score: 2.8
VMScore: 516
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Summary

Mozilla Firefox prior to 48.0 does not properly restrict drag-and-drop (aka dataTransfer) actions for file: URIs, which allows user-assisted remote malicious users to access local files via a crafted web site.

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Vendor Advisories

Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a malicious website ...
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2016-81 Information disclosure and local file manipulation through drag and drop Announced August 2, 2016 Reporter Rafael Gieschke Impact Moderate Products Firefox Fixed in ...
Mozilla Firefox before 480 does not properly restrict drag-and-drop (aka dataTransfer) actions for file: URIs, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to access local files via a crafted web site ...