Description
A malicious extension could have called <code>browser.identity.launchWebAuthFlow</code>, controlling the redirect_uri, and through the Promise returned, obtain the Auth code and gain access to the user's account at the service provider. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 75.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2020-27967 | A malicious extension could have called <code>browser.identity.launchWebAuthFlow</code>, controlling the redirect_uri, and through the Promise returned, obtain the Auth code and gain access to the user's account at the service provider. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 75. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4323-1 | Firefox vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T09:11:05.127Z
Reserved: 2020-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2020-6823
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Status : Modified
Published: 2020-04-24T16:15:13.633
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:36:14.613
Link: CVE-2020-6823
OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD
Ubuntu USN