CVE-2020-6811
What it is
The 'Copy as cURL' feature of Devtools' network tab did not properly escape the HTTP method of a request, which can be controlled by the website. If a user used the 'Copy as Curl' feature and pasted the command into a terminal, it could have resulted in command injection and arbitrary command execution. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.6, Firefox < 74, Firefox < ESR68.6, and Firefox ESR < 68.6.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 3.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 3.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 8.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 3.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-77 · Command injection
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Mozilla Firefox < 74.0
- Mozilla Firefox Esr < 68.6.0
- Mozilla Thunderbird < 68.6.0
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 19.10
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 8.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1607742
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-08/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-09/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-10/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1607742
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-08/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-09/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-10/
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1607742
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4328-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4335-1/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-08/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-09/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-10/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1607742
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4328-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4335-1/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-08/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-09/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-10/