Spoofing attack in Firefox ESR - CVE-2020-6827
Published: April 7, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26656
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6827
CWE-ID: CWE-451
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Mozilla
Affected software:
Firefox ESR
Firefox ESR
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of intent://-schemed URL. A remote attacker can trick Firefox for Android into displaying the incorrect URI.
Note: This issue only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-6827
Install updates from vendor's website.