CVE-2020-15649
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CVE-2020-15649 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Given an installed malicious file picker application, an attacker was able to steal and upload local files of their choosing, regardless of the actually files picked. *Note: This issue only affected Firefox for Android. EPSS estimates a 0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Given an installed malicious file picker application, an attacker was able to steal and upload local files of their choosing, regardless of the actually files picked. *Note: This issue only affected Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.11.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | < 68.11 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1475835%2C1652364Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-31/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1475835%2C1652364Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-31/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Modified
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