Mozilla Firefox/Firefox ESR/Thunderbird Javascript Error origin validation

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR and Thunderbird. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Javascript Error Handler. The manipulation results in origin validation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2020-15652. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR and Thunderbird (Web Browser) (affected version not known). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Javascript Error Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a origin validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-346. The product does not properly verify that the source of data or communication is valid. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

By observing the stack trace for JavaScript errors in web workers, it was possible to leak the result of a cross-origin redirect. This applied only to content that can be parsed as script. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 79, Firefox ESR < 68.11, Firefox ESR < 78.1, Thunderbird < 68.11, and Thunderbird < 78.1.

The weakness was disclosed 08/10/2020 as Bug 1634872 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-15652 since 07/10/2020. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/11/2020).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Web Browser

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• Mozilla

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• Firefox
• Firefox ESR
• Thunderbird

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• open-source

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

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