CVE-2020-15682
MEDIUMFirefox < 82.0 - Origin Spoofing via External Protocol Prompt
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-45/
Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1636654
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0013
EPSS Percentile
32.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-346
Status
published
Products (1)
mozilla/firefox
< 82.0
Published
Oct 22, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026