Firefox sometimes ran the onload handler for SVG elements that the DOM sanitizer decided to remove, resulting in JavaScript being executed after pasting attacker-controlled data into a contenteditable element. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 81, Thunderbird < 78.3, and Firefox ESR < 78.3.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade firefox-esrUpgrade firefoxUpgrade librewolfUpgrade thunderbird | Aug 22, 2024 | Oct 1, 2020 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade thunderbird-debuginfoUpgrade thunderbird | Dec 10, 2020 | Oct 1, 2020 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Oct 1, 2020 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade thunderbirdUpgrade thunderbird-debuginfoUpgrade firefox-debuginfoUpgrade firefoxUpgrade thunderbird-debugsourceUpgrade firefox-debugsource | Sep 25, 2020 | Sep 24, 2020 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade thunderbirdUpgrade firefox-esr | Sep 30, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird.Upgrade www-client/firefox-bin.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird-bin.Upgrade www-client/firefox. | Oct 19, 2020 | Oct 1, 2020 |
| Mfsa2020 42 | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 81.0 | Sep 23, 2020 | Sep 22, 2020 |
| Mfsa2020 43 | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox ESR version 78.3 | Sep 23, 2020 | Sep 22, 2020 |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 78.3 | Sep 25, 2020 | Sep 22, 2020 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade web/browser/firefox to version 78.3.0-11.4.27.0.1.82.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade web/data/firefox-bookmarks to version 78.3.0-11.4.27.0.1.82.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade mail/thunderbird to version 78.3.0-11.4.27.0.1.82.0 on Solaris 11.4 | Jan 19, 2021 | Oct 1, 2020 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade thunderbirdUpgrade firefox | Sep 25, 2020 | Sep 22, 2020 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade firefox-debuginfoUpgrade thunderbird-debuginfoUpgrade firefox-debugsourceNo solution existsUpgrade thunderbirdUpgrade firefoxUpgrade thunderbird-debugsource | Sep 25, 2020 | Sep 24, 2020 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade mozillafirefox-develUpgrade mozilla-nspr-32bitUpgrade mozillathunderbirdUpgrade mozilla-nsprUpgrade mozillathunderbird-translations-commonUpgrade mozillafirefox-translations-commonUpgrade mozillathunderbird-translations-otherUpgrade mozillafirefox-translations-otherUpgrade mozilla-nspr-develUpgrade mozillafirefox-branding-upstreamUpgrade mozillafirefox-buildsymbolsUpgrade mozillafirefox | Sep 29, 2020 | Sep 24, 2020 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade firefox | Sep 29, 2020 | Sep 24, 2020 |
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