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CVE-2020-15655

CVE-2020-15655 PUBLISHED

Reported by mozilla · Published August 10, 2020

A redirected HTTP request which is observed or modified through a web extension could bypass existing CORS checks, leading to potential disclosure of cross-origin information. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 78.1, Firefox < 79, and Thunderbird < 78.1.

Fixed versions

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PackageEcosystemFixed in
firefoxAlpine79.0-r0
librewolfAlpine79.0-r0
firefoxArch Linux79.0-1
thunderbirdArch Linux68.12.0-1
firefox-esrAlpine78.1.0-r0
thunderbirdmozilla78.1
firefoxmozilla79.0, 79
thunderbirdUbuntu:20.04:LTS1:78.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Firefox ESRMozilla78.1
firefoxUbuntu:16.04:LTS79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
firefoxUbuntu:20.04:LTS79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
firefoxUbuntu:18.04:LTS79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

2 more packages have a fixed version. See every fix in Lookup.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MozillaFirefox ESRunspecified
MozillaFirefoxunspecified
MozillaThunderbirdunspecified
alpinefirefox0
alpinelibrewolf0
archfirefox0
MozillaFirefox ESR*
archthunderbird0
MozillaFirefox*
MozillaThunderbird*
alpinefirefox-esr0

Timeline

  • Jul 29, 2020 CVE Published
  • Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
  • Nov 21, 2024 CVE Updated
  • Mar 6, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • Mar 6, 2026 Security Advisory (7 in total, the first dated here)
  • Sep 4, 2026 Coalition ESS Score

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References

  • x_refsource_MISC
  • x_refsource_MISC
  • x_refsource_MISC
  • x_refsource_MISC
  • openSUSE-SU-2020:1189 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
  • USN-4443-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
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