CVE-2020-15650
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CVE-2020-15650 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 overwrite local files and thus overwrite Firefox settings (but not access the previous profile). *Note: This issue only affected Firefox for Android. EPSS estimates a 0.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Given an installed malicious file picker application, an attacker was able to overwrite local files and thus overwrite Firefox settings (but not access the previous profile). *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:N/I:H/A:N
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | < 68.11 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1652360Issue Tracking
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-31/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1652360Issue Tracking
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-31/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Modified
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