CVE-2020-15664

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-15664
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-10-01 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-10-13 14:08:00 UTC
DescriptionBy holding a reference to the eval() function from an about:blank window, a malicious webpage could have gained access to the InstallTrigger object which would allow them to prompt the user to install an extension. Combined with user confusion, this could result in an unintended or malicious extension being installed. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 80, Thunderbird < 78.2, Thunderbird < 68.12, Firefox ESR < 68.12, Firefox ESR < 78.2, and Firefox for Android < 80.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-863

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr All All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird All All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 80 — Mozilla MISC www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 68.12 — Mozilla MISC www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 78.2 — Mozilla MISC www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 68.12 — Mozilla MISC www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 78.2 — Mozilla MISC www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox for Android 80 — Mozilla MISC www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Access Denied MISC bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 377198 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for firefox (ALINUX2-SA-2020:0112)
  • 500935 Alpine Linux Security Update for firefox-esr
  • 500953 Alpine Linux Security Update for firefox
  • 503838 Alpine Linux Security Update for firefox
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