CVE-2020-15653 Affecting firefox package, versions <80.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2104-FIREFOX-1260123
  • published29 Jul 2020
  • disclosed10 Aug 2020

Introduced: 29 Jul 2020

CVE-2020-15653  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:21.04 firefox to version 80.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1 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:21.04 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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