CVE-2020-12412

Firefox ESR: By navigating a tab using the history API, an attacker could cause the address bar to display the incorrect…

CVE-2020-12412 is fixed in 4 products on 2 platforms, first by Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US) 78.0esr, released June 25, 2020. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

RoutineFixed on 2 platforms
CVSS
4.3
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0078
56th percentile

By navigating a tab using the history API, an attacker could cause the address bar to display the incorrect domain (with the https:// scheme, a blocked port number such as '1', and without a lock icon) while controlling the page contents. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 70.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Windows apps
Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US) 78.0esr Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US) 78.0esr Jun 25, 2020
Linux
firefox · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 70.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 firefox 70.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Jul 9, 2020
firefox · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 70.0+build2-0ubuntu1 firefox 70.0+build2-0ubuntu1 Jul 9, 2020
firefox-geckodriver · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 70.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 firefox-geckodriver 70.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Jul 9, 2020
firefox-geckodriver · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 70.0+build2-0ubuntu1 firefox-geckodriver 70.0+build2-0ubuntu1 Jul 9, 2020
firefox-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 70.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 firefox-mozsymbols 70.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Jul 9, 2020
firefox-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 70.0+build2-0ubuntu1 firefox-mozsymbols 70.0+build2-0ubuntu1 Jul 9, 2020

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