Vulnerability · Published Oct 1, 2020 · Assigned by mozilla
CVE-2020-15664
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 1.4% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | firefox | 80.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-15664 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | firefox | 80.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-15664 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | firefox | 80.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-15664 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | firefox | 80.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-15664 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | firefox-esr | 78.2.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-15664 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | firefox-esr | 78.2.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-15664 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | firefox-esr | 78.2.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-15664 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | firefox-esr | 78.2.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-15664 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | librewolf | 80.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-15664 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | librewolf | 80.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-15664 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | librewolf | 80.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-15664 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | librewolf | 80.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-15664 |
| Debian:12 | firefox-esr | 68.12.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15664 |
| Debian:13 | firefox-esr | 68.12.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15664 |
| Debian:14 | firefox-esr | 68.12.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15664 |
| Debian:12 | thunderbird | 1:68.12.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15664 |
| Debian:13 | thunderbird | 1:68.12.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15664 |
| Debian:14 | thunderbird | 1:68.12.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15664 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | unspecified – before 80 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | unspecified – before 78.2unspecified – before 68.12 |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | unspecified – before 68.12unspecified – before 78.2 |
| Mozilla | Firefox for Android | unspecified – before 80 |
References
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-39/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-41/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-36/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-38/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-40/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-37/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1658214 x_refsource_MISC