PT-2020-6714
CVE-2020-15653
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Published
2020-07-28
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Updated
2026-10-31
Description by
CVSS 2.0
7.8
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Firefox ESR versions prior to 78.1
Firefox versions prior to 79
Thunderbird versions prior to 78.1
Description
A security issue was found in the iframe sandbox element with the allow-popups flag, which could be bypassed when using noopener links. This could lead to security problems for websites that rely on sandbox configurations allowing popups and hosting arbitrary content. The vulnerability is related to incorrect default access permission settings.
Recommendations
For Firefox ESR versions prior to 78.1, update to version 78.1 or later.
For Firefox versions prior to 79, update to version 79 or later.
For Thunderbird versions prior to 78.1, update to version 78.1 or later.
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