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7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2020-6828
"Firefox for Android Intent Injection and Preference Overwrite Vulnerability"
Description

A malicious Android application could craft an Intent that would have been processed by Firefox for Android and potentially result in a file overwrite in the user's profile directory. One exploitation vector for this would be to supply a user.js file providing arbitrary malicious preference values. Control of arbitrary preferences can lead to sufficient compromise such that it is generally equivalent to arbitrary code execution.<br> *Note: This issue only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.7.

INFO

Published Date :

April 24, 2020, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:36 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-6828 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 Google android
1 Mozilla firefox_esr
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
A vulnerability in Firefox for Android allows potential file overwrites; updating to the latest version mitigates the risk.
  • Update Firefox ESR to version 68.7 or later.
  • Update the Firefox packages.
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-2020-6828.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1617928 Issue Tracking Permissions Required
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-13/ Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1617928 Issue Tracking Permissions Required
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-13/ Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-6828 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-6828 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-6828 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-6828 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1617928
    Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-13/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-22
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 01, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1617928 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1617928 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-13/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-13/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 68.7.0 OR cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 6.4
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.36 }} -0.06%

score

0.57166

percentile