Improper Interaction Between Multiple Correctly-Behaving Entities in firefox (Alpine package)



Published: 2020-11-29
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-26962
CWE-ID CWE-435
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 low risk vulnerability.

1) Improper Interaction Between Multiple Correctly-Behaving Entities

EUVDB-ID: #VU48467

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-26962

CWE-ID: CWE-435 - Improper Interaction Between Multiple Correctly-Behaving Entities

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists in the way cross-origin iframes supported login autofill is being performed. Cross-origin iframes that contained a login form could have been recognized by the login autofill service and populated. This could have been used in clickjacking attacks, as well as be read across partitions in dynamic first party isolation.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

firefox (Alpine package): 76.0.1-r1 - 77.0.1-r4

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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