CVE-2020-15682

Firefox ESR and 1 other: When a link to an external protocol was clicked, a prompt was presented that allowed the user to choose…

CVE-2020-15682 is fixed in 4 products on 2 platforms, first by firefox 82.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, released October 21, 2020. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

RoutineFixed on 2 platforms
CVSS
6.5
Low
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0048
41st percentile

When a link to an external protocol was clicked, a prompt was presented that allowed the user to choose what application to open it in. An attacker could induce that prompt to be associated with an origin they didn't control, resulting in a spoofing attack. This was fixed by changing external protocol prompts to be tab-modal while also ensuring they could not be incorrectly associated with a different origin. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 82.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Windows apps
Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US) 91.0 Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US) 91.0 Aug 4, 2021
Linux
firefox · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 82.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 firefox 82.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Oct 21, 2020
firefox · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 82.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 firefox 82.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Oct 21, 2020
firefox-geckodriver · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 82.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 firefox-geckodriver 82.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Oct 21, 2020
firefox-geckodriver · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 82.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 firefox-geckodriver 82.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Oct 21, 2020
firefox-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 82.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 firefox-mozsymbols 82.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Oct 21, 2020
firefox-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 82.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 firefox-mozsymbols 82.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Oct 21, 2020

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