Improper Privilege Management Affecting firefox package, versions <75.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (65th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-FIREFOX-564730
  • published7 Apr 2020
  • disclosed24 Apr 2020

Introduced: 7 Apr 2020

CVE-2020-6823  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-269  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 firefox to version 75.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 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.

CVSS Scores

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