Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 1, 2020· Updated Aug 19, 2026
CVE-2020-15664
CVE-2020-15664
Description
By holding a reference to the eval() function from an about:blank window, a malicious webpage could have gained access to the InstallTrigger object which would allow them to prompt the user to install an extension. Combined with user confusion, this could result in an unintended or malicious extension being installed. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 80, Thunderbird < 78.2, Thunderbird < 68.12, Firefox ESR < 68.12, Firefox ESR < 78.2, and Firefox for Android < 80.
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Affected products
42cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=78.0,<78.2
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:*range: <80.0
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:android:*:*:*range: <80.0
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <68.12
- (no CPE)range: <80
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <68.12
- (no CPE)range: <78.2, <68.12
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
<80+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <80
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- osv-coords30 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaFirefox&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaFirefox&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.2pkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaFirefox&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaThunderbird&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaThunderbird&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.2pkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaThunderbird&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/firefox-esr&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=HPE%20Helion%20OpenStack%208pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%205pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%208pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%209pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%208pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%209pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaThunderbird&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaThunderbird&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP2
< 78.2.0-lp151.2.65.1+ 29 more
- (no CPE)range: < 78.2.0-lp151.2.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 78.2.0-lp152.2.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 92.0-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 68.12.0-lp151.2.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 68.12.0-lp152.2.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.1.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 128.5.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 78.2.0-112.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 78.2.0-112.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 78.2.0-3.105.1
- (no CPE)range: < 78.3.0-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 78.2.0-78.90.2
- (no CPE)range: < 78.2.0-112.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 78.2.0-112.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 78.2.0-112.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 78.2.0-112.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 78.2.0-112.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 78.2.0-112.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 78.2.0-112.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 78.2.0-112.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 78.2.0-112.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 78.2.0-112.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 78.2.0-112.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 78.2.0-112.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 78.2.0-112.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 78.2.0-112.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 78.2.0-112.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 78.2.0-112.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 68.12.0-3.94.1
- (no CPE)range: < 68.12.0-3.94.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-36/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-37/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-38/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-39/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-40/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-41/nvdVendor Advisory
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