CVE-2016-5260

6.5 MEDIUM

Published: August 05, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 mishandles changes from 'INPUT type="password"' to 'INPUT type="text"' within a single Session Manager session, which might allow attackers to discover cleartext passwords by reading a session restoration file.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-74.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92260

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036508

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1

Source: security@mozilla.org

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1280294

Source: security@mozilla.org

Issue Tracking Permissions Required

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html