PT-2016-3425 · Yandex · Yandex Browser

Published 2016-10-26 · Updated 2016-12-02 · CVE-2016-8505

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Yandex browser for desktop versions prior to 16.6

Description The issue is related to a lack of protection for the web page structure in the BookReader extension of Yandex Browser, which could allow a remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack, enabling the evaluation of arbitrary JavaScript code.

Recommendations For versions prior to 16.6, update to version 16.6 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the BookReader extension until a patch is available. Restrict access to potentially vulnerable web pages to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-03574

CVE-2016-8505

Affected Products

Yandex Browser

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-8505 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8505 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-03574 · Security Note
• https://browser.yandex.com/security/changelogs · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93925 · Note
• https://yandex.com/bugbounty/i/hall-of-fame-browser · Note