Improper Privilege Management Affecting firefox package, versions <75.0-1


0.0
critical

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.24% (64th percentile)
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NVD
9.8 critical
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Red Hat
9.8 critical

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-FIREFOX-564624
  • published 7 Apr 2020
  • disclosed 24 Apr 2020

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable firefox to version 75.0-1 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

A malicious extension could have called <code>browser.identity.launchWebAuthFlow</code>, controlling the redirect_uri, and through the Promise returned, obtain the Auth code and gain access to the user's account at the service provider. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 75.