CVE-2020-15653 Affecting firefox package, versions <0:78.3.0-1.0.1.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-FIREFOX-2562245
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed10 Aug 2020

Introduced: 10 Aug 2020

CVE-2020-15653  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 firefox to version 0:78.3.0-1.0.1.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-4080.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

An iframe sandbox element with the allow-popups flag could be bypassed when using noopener links. This could have led to security issues for websites relying on sandbox configurations that allowed popups and hosted arbitrary content. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 78.1, Firefox < 79, and Thunderbird < 78.1.

CVSS Scores

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