Vulnerability · Published Jul 9, 2020 · Assigned by mozilla
CVE-2020-12408
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Firefox from Mozilla. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 62% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 38.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
When browsing a document hosted on an IP address, an attacker could insert certain characters to flip domain and path information in the address bar. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 77.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | firefox | 77.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-12408 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | firefox | 77.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-12408 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | firefox | 77.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-12408 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | firefox | 77.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-12408 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | librewolf | 77.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-12408 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | librewolf | 77.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-12408 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | librewolf | 77.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-12408 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | librewolf | 77.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-12408 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-20/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1623888 x_refsource_MISC