VDB-157795 · CVE-2020-12412 · Bug 1528587

Mozilla Firefox up to 69.x History API authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 69.x. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component History API. This manipulation causes authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2020-12412. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 69.x (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component History API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

By navigating a tab using the history API, an attacker could cause the address bar to display the incorrect domain (with the https:// scheme, a blocked port number such as '1', and without a lock icon) while controlling the page contents. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 70.

The weakness was published 07/09/2020 as Bug 1528587 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-12412 since 04/28/2020. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 70.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-157798, VDB-157797, VDB-157796 and VDB-157794. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Web Browser

Vendor

Mozilla

Name

Firefox

Version

69.x

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Firefox 70.0

Timelineinfo

04/28/2020 🔍
07/09/2020 +72 days 🔍
07/10/2020 +1 days 🔍
07/10/2020 +0 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 1528587
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-12412 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-12412
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-157795
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2020 08:35
Updated: 07/10/2020 08:40
Changes: 07/10/2020 08:35 (44), 07/10/2020 08:40 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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