Mozilla Firefox/Firefox ESR/Thunderbird Extension eval privileges management
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.1 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR and Thunderbird (Web Browser) (the affected version is unknown). It has been classified as critical. This affects the function eval
of the component Extension Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was shared 10/01/2020 as Bug 1658214 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-15664 since 07/10/2020. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/14/2020). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The entry 162158 is related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2
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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
07/10/2020 🔍10/01/2020 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: Bug 1658214
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2020-15664 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 10/02/2020 07:34Updated: 11/15/2020 13:10
Changes: 10/02/2020 07:34 (41), 10/02/2020 07:39 (4), 11/14/2020 09:35 (4), 11/15/2020 13:10 (14)
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