CVE-2020-12423 (GCVE-0-2020-12423)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-07-09 14:39 – Updated: 2024-08-04 11:56
VLAI
Summary
When the Windows DLL "webauthn.dll" was missing from the Operating System, and a malicious one was placed in a folder in the user's %PATH%, Firefox may have loaded the DLL, leading to arbitrary code execution. *Note: This issue only affects the Windows operating system; other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 78.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • DLL Hijacking due to searching %PATH% for a library
Assigner
mozilla CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 38/100 over 512 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 78 (custom)
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