CVE-2020-15664

Published: 26 August 2020

By holding a reference to the eval() function from an about:blank window, a malicious webpage could have gained access to the InstallTrigger object which would allow them to prompt the user to install an extension. Combined with user confusion, this could result in an unintended or malicious extension being installed. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 80, Thunderbird < 78.2, Thunderbird < 68.12, Firefox ESR < 68.12, Firefox ESR < 78.2, and Firefox for Android < 80.

Notes

Author	Note
tyhicks	mozjs contains a copy of the SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
firefox Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Released (80.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1)
	focal	Released (80.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1)
	groovy	Released (80.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1)
	hirsute	Released (80.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1)
	impish	Released (80.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1)
	jammy	Released (80.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1)
	kinetic	Released (80.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1)
	lunar	Released (80.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1)
	mantic	Released (80.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (80)
	xenial	Released (80.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
firefox-esr Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Does not exist
	focal	Does not exist
	groovy	Does not exist
	hirsute	Does not exist
	impish	Does not exist
	jammy	Does not exist
	kinetic	Does not exist
	lunar	Does not exist
	mantic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (68.12.0esr-1)
	xenial	Does not exist
mozjs38 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Needs triage
	focal	Does not exist
	groovy	Does not exist
	hirsute	Does not exist
	impish	Does not exist
	jammy	Does not exist
	kinetic	Does not exist
	lunar	Does not exist
	mantic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Does not exist
mozjs52 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Needs triage
	focal	Needs triage
	groovy	Ignored (end of life)
	hirsute	Does not exist
	impish	Does not exist
	jammy	Does not exist
	kinetic	Does not exist
	lunar	Does not exist
	mantic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Does not exist
mozjs60 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Does not exist
	focal	Does not exist
	groovy	Does not exist
	hirsute	Does not exist
	impish	Does not exist
	jammy	Does not exist
	kinetic	Does not exist
	lunar	Does not exist
	mantic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Does not exist
mozjs68 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Does not exist
	focal	Needs triage
	groovy	Ignored (end of life)
	hirsute	Does not exist
	impish	Does not exist
	jammy	Does not exist
	kinetic	Does not exist
	lunar	Does not exist
	mantic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Does not exist
thunderbird Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Released (1:78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1)
	focal	Released (1:78.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1)
	groovy	Not vulnerable (1:78.3.2+build1-0ubuntu1)
	hirsute	Not vulnerable (1:78.4.3+build1-0ubuntu1)
	impish	Not vulnerable (1:78.4.3+build1-0ubuntu1)
	jammy	Not vulnerable (1:78.4.3+build1-0ubuntu1)
	kinetic	Not vulnerable (1:78.4.3+build1-0ubuntu1)
	lunar	Not vulnerable (1:78.4.3+build1-0ubuntu1)
	mantic	Not vulnerable (1:78.4.3+build1-0ubuntu1)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (68.12)
	xenial	Ignored (end of standard support, was needed)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	6.5
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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