Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2020-26965
Some websites have a feature "Show Password" where clicking a button will change a password field into a textbook field, revealing the typed password. If, when using a software keyboard that remembers user input, a user typed their password and used that feature, the type of the password field was changed, resulting in a keyboard layout change and the possibility for the software keyboard to remember the typed password. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 83, Firefox ESR < 78.5, and Thunderbird < 78.5.
EPSS: 0.012 (66.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions < 83
- Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions < 78.5
- Mozilla Firefox_esr
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions < 78.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@mozilla.org (Permissions Required, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-26965?
- CVE-2020-26965 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-12-09.
- How severe is CVE-2020-26965?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.