SB2020050637 - Spoofing attack in firefox (Alpine package)
Published: May 6, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020050637
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Physical access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Spoofing attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12394)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a logic flaw in the location bar implementation. A local user can spoof the current location by selecting a different origin and removing focus from the input element.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.