Vulnerability · CVE-2013-6853
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in clickstream.js in Y! Toolbar plugin for FireFox 3.1.0.20130813024103 for Mac, and 2.5.9.2013418100420 for Windows, allows r…
Published Jan 26, 2014 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Apple
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2013-6853. EPSS is 1.93%. Act only if a listed version of Apple is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium4.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 1.93%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe yahoo/toolbar
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in clickstream.js in Y! Toolbar plugin for FireFox 3.1.0.20130813024103 for Mac, and 2.5.9.2013418100420 for Windows, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL that is stored by the victim.
Are you affected?
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- cpe yahoo/toolbar2.5.9.2013418100420
- cpe yahoo/toolbar3.1.0.20130813024103
How to fix CVE-2013-6853
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2013-6853. EPSS is 1.93%. Act only if a listed version of Apple is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with 2.5.9.2013418100420, 3.1.0.20130813024103. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS). EPSS 1.93%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jan 26, 2014 · Apple Security Releases
Detected
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in clickstream.js in Y! Toolbar plugin for FireFox 3.1.0.20130813024103 for Mac, and 2.5.9.2013418100420 for Windows, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL that is stored by the victim.
Jun 17, 2026 · Apple Security Releases
Updated
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in clickstream.js in Y! Toolbar plugin for FireFox 3.1.0.20130813024103 for Mac, and 2.5.9.2013418100420 for Windows, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL that is stored by the victim.
Sources
- Apple Security ReleasesVendor advisoryCVE-2013-6853
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in clickstream.js in Y! Toolbar plugin for FireFox 3.1.0.20130813024103 for Mac, and 2.5.9.2013418100420 for Windows, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL that is stored by the victim.
nvd.nist.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2013-6853
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2013-6853
30-day exploitation probability 1.9%
first.org - Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/124800/Y-Toolbar-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
Packet Storm link already published on the finding.
packetstormsecurity.com
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.