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CVE-2020-15653

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

An iframe sandbox element with the allow-popups flag could be bypassed when using noopener links. This could have led to security issues for websites relying on sandbox configurations that allowed popups and hosted arbitrary content. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 78.1, Firefox < 79, and Thunderbird < 78.1.

How to fix

Remediation Available
firefoxDebian
Fixed in:79.0-1CVE-2020-15653
firefoxUbuntu
Fixed in:79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2USN-4443-1
Fixed in:79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-4443-1
Fixed in:79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-4443-1
DeveloperEditionWindows application
Affected:79.0Fixed in:79.0Mozilla
Mozilla Firefox (en-US)Windows application
Affected:79.0Fixed in:79.0Mozilla
Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US)Windows application
Affected:78.1Fixed in:78.1Mozilla
Mozilla Thunderbird (en-US)Windows application
Affected:78.1Fixed in:78.1Mozilla

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.21%probability of exploitation in 30 days
65thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 65% of all known CVEs.

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