CVE-2020-26973 (GCVE-0-2020-26973)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-01-07 13:53 – Updated: 2024-08-04 16:03
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Certain input to the CSS Sanitizer confused it, resulting in incorrect components being removed. This could have been used as a sanitizer bypass. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 84, Thunderbird < 78.6, and Firefox ESR < 78.6.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CWE
- CSS Sanitizer performed incorrect sanitization
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1680084 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
3 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox |
Affected:
unspecified , < 84
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird |
Affected:
unspecified , < 78.6
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR |
Affected:
unspecified , < 78.6
(custom)
|
guessed |
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