CVE-2020-15664

CVE Details

Release Date:

2020-10-01

Description

By 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.

See more information about CVE-2020-15664 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	6.5	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	None	User Interaction:	Required
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	High	Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (firefox)	ELSA-2020-3558	2020-08-27
Oracle Linux version 6 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2020-3643	2020-09-09
Oracle Linux version 7 (firefox)	ELSA-2020-3556	2020-09-08
Oracle Linux version 7 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2020-3631	2020-09-17
Oracle Linux version 8 (firefox)	ELSA-2020-3557	2020-08-28
Oracle Linux version 8 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2020-3634	2020-09-08

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