What is CVE-2020-15649?

CVE-2020-15649 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-08-10.

How severe is CVE-2020-15649?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Google Android

CVE-2020-15649

Given an installed malicious file picker application, an attacker was able to steal and upload local files of their choosing, regardless of the actually files picked. *Note: This issue only affected Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.11.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.007 (50.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android
Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions unspecified
Mozilla Firefox_esr

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15649?: CVE-2020-15649 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-08-10.
How severe is CVE-2020-15649?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.