High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Aug 5, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-5266
CVE-2016-5266
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
8- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-81.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92260nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036508nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15nvd
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