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CVE-2020-15664

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

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Status
Published
Published
Updated
Assigning organization
mozilla

Description

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Mozilla Firefox

  • unspecified to < 80affected

Mozilla Thunderbird

  • unspecified to < 78.2affected
  • unspecified to < 68.12affected

Mozilla Firefox ESR

  • unspecified to < 68.12affected
  • unspecified to < 78.2affected

Mozilla Firefox for Android

  • unspecified to < 80affected

References