Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations in firefox-esr (Alpine package)
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-26953 |
| CWE-ID | N/A |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
firefox-esr (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations
EUVDB-ID: #VU48461
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-26953
CWE-ID: N/A
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the way under certain conditions Firefox enters the fullscreen mode without displaying UI notification. A remote attacker can perform a phishing attack.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsfirefox-esr (Alpine package): 78.3.1-r0 - 78.3.1-r1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:firefox-esr_alpine_package:78.3.1-r1:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:firefox-esr_alpine_package:78.3.1-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=2e45465b6ffd2da160f42818b5b2b4679a98f7a8
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
