CVE-2020-26976 Affecting firefox package, versions <0:78.7.0-2.0.1.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.6% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE7-FIREFOX-2580363
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 7 Jan 2021

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 firefox to version 0:78.7.0-2.0.1.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-0290.

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.

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

version 3.1
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NVD

6.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    None
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SUSE

6.1 medium