Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting thunderbird package, versions <1:78.5.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.10.1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2010-THUNDERBIRD-1041268
  • published18 Nov 2020
  • disclosed9 Dec 2020

Introduced: 18 Nov 2020

CVE-2020-26956  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.10 thunderbird to version 1:78.5.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.10.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream thunderbird package and not the thunderbird package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

In some cases, removing HTML elements during sanitization would keep existing SVG event handlers and therefore lead to XSS. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 83, Firefox ESR < 78.5, and Thunderbird < 78.5.

CVSS Scores

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