CVE-2020-26956

CVE Details

Release Date:

2020-12-09

Description

In some cases, removing HTML elements during sanitization would keep existing SVG event handlers and therefore lead to XSS. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 83, Firefox ESR < 78.5, and Thunderbird < 78.5.

See more information about CVE-2020-26956 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:	6.1	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	None	User Interaction:	Required
Scope:	Changed	Confidentiality Impact:	Low
Integrity Impact:	Low	Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (firefox)	ELSA-2020-5257	2020-12-01
Oracle Linux version 6 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2020-5238	2020-12-01
Oracle Linux version 7 (firefox)	ELSA-2020-5239	2020-12-01
Oracle Linux version 7 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2020-5235	2020-12-01
Oracle Linux version 8 (firefox)	ELSA-2020-5237	2020-12-01
Oracle Linux version 8 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2020-5236	2020-12-01

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