#VU32901 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR - CVE-2020-15653 

 

#VU32901 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR - CVE-2020-15653

Published: July 29, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32901
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15653
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Software vendor:
Mozilla

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions, when allowing popups. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page with noopener links that may allow an attacker to bypass iframe sandbox for websites relying on sandbox configurations, if allow-popups flag is set.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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