#VU46963 Spoofing attack in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR - CVE-2020-15677

Vulnerability identifier: #VU46963

Vulnerability risk: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15677

CWE-ID: CWE-451

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Client/Desktop applications / Web browsers
Firefox ESR
Client/Desktop applications / Web browsers

Vendor: Mozilla

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to way Firefox displays name of the data origin when downloading files. A remote attacker can spoof origin of the downloaded file and display the name of the intermediate website instead of the original source name.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to perform a phishing attack but requires that the spoofed website has an open redirect vulnerability.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Mozilla Firefox: 60.0 - 80.0.1

Firefox ESR: 60.0 - 60.9.0, 68.0 - 68.12.0, 78.0 - 78.2.0

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External links
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-42/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-43/

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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.