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



Published: 2020-11-29
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-26958
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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firefox (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU48463

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-26958

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 Firefox does not block execution of scripts with incorrect MIME types when the response was intercepted and cached through a ServiceWorker. A remote attacker can exploit this behavior to perform a cross-site script inclusion vulnerability or bypass implemented Content Security Policy restrictions.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

firefox (Alpine package): 77.0-r0 - 79.0-r1

External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=13a8f0d1284680f721e935cc6d3cb2649cf25093


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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