5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-12392
"Firefox Thunderbird HTTP POST Data Escaping Vulnerability"
Description

The 'Copy as cURL' feature of Devtools' network tab did not properly escape the HTTP POST data of a request, which can be controlled by the website. If a user used the 'Copy as cURL' feature and pasted the command into a terminal, it could have resulted in the disclosure of local files. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.8, Firefox < 76, and Thunderbird < 68.8.0.

INFO

Published Date :

May 26, 2020, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 26, 2022, 7:12 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-12392 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla firefox
2 Mozilla firefox_esr
3 Mozilla thunderbird
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-12392.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1614468 Issue Tracking Permissions Required
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-03 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-04 Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4373-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-16/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-17/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-18/ Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-12392 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 26, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1614468 Permissions Required https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1614468 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-03 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-03 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-04 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-04 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4373-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4373-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-200 CWE-22
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 12, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-04 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 12, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-03 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 02, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4373-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 28, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1614468 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1614468 Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-16/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-16/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-17/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-17/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-18/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-18/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-200
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 76.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 68.8.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 68.8.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} 0.00%

score

0.12930

percentile

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