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CVE-2020-15664
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…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | before 80.0 from 78.0 before 78.2 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | before 68.12 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Mobile | before 80.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | before 68.12 from 78.0 before 78.2 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1658214
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-36/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-37/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-38/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-39/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-40/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-41/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1658214
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-36/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-37/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-38/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-39/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-40/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-41/