Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Oct 22, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-15680
CVE-2020-15680
Description
If a valid external protocol handler was referenced in an image tag, the resulting broken image size could be distinguished from a broken image size of a non-existent protocol handler. This allowed an attacker to successfully probe whether an external protocol handler was registered. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 82.
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Affected products
5unspecified+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- (no CPE)range: <82
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <82.0
- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaFirefox&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/firefox-esr&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 92.0-1.2+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 92.0-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 128.5.1-1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-45/nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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