Is CVE-2020-6824 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-6824 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-6824?

CVE-2020-6824 has a CVSS v3 base score of 2.8 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-6824?

CVE-2020-6824 has an EPSS score of 0.27% (19th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-6824?

Upgrade firefox on debian unstable to 75.0-1 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-6824

LOW

2.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Initially, a user opens a Private Browsing Window and generates a password for a site, then closes the Private Browsing Window but leaves Firefox open. Subsequently, if the user had opened a new Private Browsing Window, revisited the same site, and generated a new password - the generated passwords would have been identical, rather than independent. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 75.

CWE-384

How to fix

Remediation Available

firefoxDebian

Fixed in:75.0-1CVE-2020-6824

firefoxUbuntu

Fixed in:75.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-4323-1

Fixed in:75.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-4323-1

DeveloperEditionWindows application

Affected:75.0Fixed in:75.0Mozilla

Mozilla Firefox (en-US)Windows application

Affected:75.0Fixed in:75.0Mozilla

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 VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.27%probability of exploitation in 30 days

19thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 19% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

mozilla.org

Issue Tracking1

bugzilla.mozilla.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-384 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2018-11714	Critical	9.8	37%	-	-
CVE-2018-18925	Critical	9.8	32%	-	-
CVE-2019-12258	High	7.5	23%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-17199	High	7.5	20%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-10008	High	8.8	20%	-	-
CVE-2024-50339	Medium	5.3	20%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.