cve/2016/CVE-2016-9073.md

### [CVE-2016-9073](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9073)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Firefox&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=%3C%2050%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=windows.create%20schema%20doesn't%20specify%20%22format%22%3A%20%22relativeUrl%22%0A&color=brighgreen)

### Description

WebExtensions can bypass security checks to load privileged URLs and potentially escape the WebExtension sandbox. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94337

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.