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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-15655

A redirected HTTP request which is observed or modified through a web extension could bypass existing CORS checks, leading to potential disclosure of cross-origin information.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.51%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.51%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A redirected HTTP request which is observed or modified through a web extension could bypass existing CORS checks, leading to potential disclosure of cross-origin information. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 78.1, Firefox < 79, and Thunderbird < 78.1.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
1.51% probability · 73th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
mozilla/firefox · mozilla/firefox esr · mozilla/thunderbird · opensuse/leap · canonical/ubuntu linux
Source
security@mozilla.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.