CVE-2020-15664
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.
Published:Aug 25, 2020
Last Modified:Aug 19, 2026
EPS:Oct 1, 2020
EPSS Score:0.01378
CVSS Score:6.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Mozilla
Product
Firefox
Mozilla
Firefox
Vendor
Mozilla
Product
Firefox Esr
Mozilla
Firefox Esr
Vendor
Mozilla
Product
Firefox Mobile
Mozilla
Firefox Mobile
Vendor
Mozilla
Product
Thunderbird
Mozilla
Thunderbird
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Rhel E4s
Redhat
Rhel E4s
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Rhel Eus
Redhat
Rhel Eus
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
