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CVE-2016-8505 (GCVE-0-2016-8505)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-10-26 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:27
VLAI
Summary
XSS in Yandex Browser BookReader in Yandex browser for desktop for versions before 16.6. could be used by remote attacker for evaluation arbitrary javascript code.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • Yandex Browser BookReader XSS
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93925 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://browser.yandex.com/security/changelogs/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Yandex N.V. Yandex Browser for desktop Affected: before 16.6 for OSx and Windows
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Date Public
2016-10-25 00:00
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