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CVE-2020-12421

Mozilla: Add-On updates did not respect the same certificate trust rules as software updates

Severity Score

6.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

When performing add-on updates, certificate chains terminating in non-built-in-roots were rejected (even if they were legitimately added by an administrator.) This could have caused add-ons to become out-of-date silently without notification to the user. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.10, Firefox < 78, and Thunderbird < 68.10.0.

Cuando se llevan a cabo actualizaciones de add-on, las cadenas de certificados que terminan en non-built-in-roots fueron rechazadas (incluso si fueron agregadas legítimamente por un administrador). Esto podría haber causado que los add-ons se desactualicen silenciosamente sin notificación al usuario. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a Firefox ESR versiones anteriores a 68.10, Firefox versiones anteriores a 78 y Thunderbird versiones anteriores a 68.10.0

The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as:

When performing add-on updates, certificate chains terminating in non-built-in-roots were rejected (even if they were legitimately added by an administrator.) This could have caused add-ons to become out-of-date silently without notification to the user.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2020-04-28 CVE Reserved
  • 2020-07-02 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • 2024-11-02 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation
  • CWE-296: Improper Following of a Certificate's Chain of Trust
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Mozilla
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 Firefox
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 < 78.0
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-
Affected
Mozilla
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 Firefox Esr
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 < 68.10.0
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-
Affected
Mozilla
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 Thunderbird
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 < 68.10.0
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-
Affected
Canonical
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 Ubuntu Linux
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 16.04
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esm
Affected
Canonical
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 Ubuntu Linux
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 18.04
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lts
Affected
Canonical
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 Ubuntu Linux
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 19.10
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-
Affected
Canonical
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 Ubuntu Linux
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 20.04
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lts
Affected