#VU49022 Information disclosure in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR - CVE-2020-35111
Published: December 15, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49022
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-35111
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Software vendor:
Mozilla
Mozilla
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the proxy.onRequest API does not use proxy when viewing source code of the web application. A remote attacker, who controls the web server can obtain user's real IP address, if the user decides to view the web application source code while behind a proxy server.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.