Information Exposure Affecting firefox package, versions <0:78.7.0-2.el8_3


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.46% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-FIREFOX-2089331
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed26 Jan 2021

Introduced: 26 Jan 2021

CVE-2020-26976  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 firefox to version 0:78.7.0-2.el8_3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

When a HTTPS pages was embedded in a HTTP page, and there was a service worker registered for the former, the service worker could have intercepted the request for the secure page despite the iframe not being a secure context due to the (insecure) framing. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 84.

CVSS Scores

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