6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-15664
Firefox InstallTrigger Reference Escalation Vulnerability
Description

By holding a reference to the eval() function from an about:blank window, a malicious webpage could have gained access to the InstallTrigger object which would allow them to prompt the user to install an extension. Combined with user confusion, this could result in an unintended or malicious extension being installed. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 80, Thunderbird < 78.2, Thunderbird < 68.12, Firefox ESR < 68.12, Firefox ESR < 78.2, and Firefox for Android < 80.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 1, 2020, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 21, 2024, 1:55 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-15664 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-15664 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
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-2020-15664.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1658214 Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-36/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-37/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-38/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-39/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-40/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-41/ Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-15664 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.

  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 78.0 from (excluding) 78.2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 78.0 from (excluding) 78.2
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Oct. 13, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1658214 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1658214 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-36/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-36/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-37/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-37/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-38/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-38/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-39/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-39/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-40/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-40/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-41/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-41/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-863
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:* versions up to (excluding) 80.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:android:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 80.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 68.12 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 78.0 up to (excluding) 78.2 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 68.12 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 78.0 up to (excluding) 78.2
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-15664 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.30 }} 0.04%

score

0.69780

percentile

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