Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in firefox (Alpine package)



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-6809
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 firefox (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU25853

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6809

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to Web Extension with all-urls permissions is allowed to access local files. A remote attacker can trick the victim into installing a malicious browser extension and gain access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

firefox (Alpine package): 73.0.1-r1

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1d258f723c31c630b8159e94a980ef430a9ea27b


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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