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.

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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-743-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3734-1 firefox-esr security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-10690 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3155-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
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Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:00:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla firefox Esr

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:07:31.414Z

Reserved: 2016-12-07T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-9901

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-11T21:29:02.297

Modified: 2025-11-25T17:50:16.803

Link: CVE-2016-9901

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-12-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-9901 - Bugzilla

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