CVE-2020-15682

MEDIUM

Firefox < 82.0 - Origin Spoofing via External Protocol Prompt

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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