Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-15663
If Firefox is installed to a user-writable directory, the Mozilla Maintenance Service would execute updater.exe from the install location with system privileges. Although the Mozilla Maintenance Service does ensure that updater.exe is signed by Mozilla, the version could have been rolled back to a previous version which would have allowed exploitation of an older bug and arbitrary code execution with System Privileges. *Note: This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 80, Thunderbird < 78.2, Thunderbird < 68.12, Firefox ESR < 68.12, and Firefox ESR < 78.2.
Products affected by CVE-2020-15663
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-15663
1.67%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 80 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-15663
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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9.3
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.6
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10.0
|
NIST | |
8.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-15663
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The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2020-15663
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-36/
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 80 — MozillaRelease Notes;Vendor Advisory
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-40/
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 68.12 — MozillaRelease Notes;Vendor Advisory
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1643199
Access DeniedIssue Tracking;Permissions Required;Vendor Advisory
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-37/
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 68.12 — MozillaRelease Notes;Vendor Advisory
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-38/
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 78.2 — MozillaRelease Notes;Vendor Advisory
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-41/
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 78.2 — MozillaRelease Notes;Vendor Advisory
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