Mozilla Firefox/Firefox ESR/Thunderbird Proxy information disclosure

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR and Thunderbird. This impacts an unknown function of the component Proxy Handler. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2020-35111. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR and Thunderbird (Web Browser) (unknown version) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Proxy Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality.
The weakness was released 01/07/2021. The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-35111. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 208652 (CentOS 7 : firefox (RHSA-2020:5561)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at mozilla.org.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (208652). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
- Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 208652
Nessus Name: CentOS 7 : firefox (RHSA-2020:5561)
Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: mozilla.org
Timeline
01/07/2021 🔍01/07/2021 🔍
05/04/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2020-35111 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-35111
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-167396
Entry
Created: 01/07/2021 21:31Updated: 05/04/2025 15:25
Changes: 01/07/2021 21:31 (39), 10/10/2024 01:53 (19), 05/04/2025 15:25 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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