CVE-2020-26967 Other in Firefox

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A malicious web page can confuse Firefox Screenshots into interacting with unintended elements, causing internal errors and unexpected behavior.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-26967?

CVE-2020-26967 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 9 Dec 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

When listening for page changes with a Mutation Observer, a malicious web page could confuse Firefox Screenshots into interacting with elements other than those that it injected into the page. This would lead to internal errors and unexpected behavior in the Screenshots code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 83.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-26967?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2020-26967?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2020-26967 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-26967 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-g4xj-2594-cc4j, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-26967.

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