// For flags

CVE-2020-12424

Mozilla: WebRTC permission prompt could have been bypassed by a compromised content process

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 constructing a permission prompt for WebRTC, a URI was supplied from the content process. This URI was untrusted, and could have been the URI of an origin that was previously granted permission; bypassing the prompt. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 78.

Cuando se construye un aviso de permiso para WebRTC, se suministraba un URI desde el proceso de contenido. Este URI no era confiable, y podrĂ­a haber sido el URI de un origen que previamente se le concediera permiso; omitiendo el aviso. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a Firefox versiones anteriores a 78

An update that fixes 13 vulnerabilities is now available. This update for MozillaFirefox to version 78.0.1 ESR fixes the following issues. AppCache manifest poisoning due to url encoded character processing. Use-after-free in WebRTC VideoBroadcaster. Memory corruption due to missing sign-extension for ValueTags on ARM64. Information disclosure due to manipulated URL object. Use-after-free in nsGlobalWindowInner. Use-After-Free when trying to connect to a STUN server. RSA Key Generation vulnerable to side-channel attack. Add-On updates did not respect the same certificate trust rules as software updates. Integer overflow in nsJPEGEncoder::emptyOutputBuffer. DLL Hijacking due to searching %PATH% for a library. WebRTC permission prompt could have been bypassed by a compromised content process. Out of bound read in Date.parse. Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 78. This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

*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
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
  • 2025-08-20 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions
  • CWE-451: User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information
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
Opensuse
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Leap
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15.1
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-
Affected
Opensuse
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Leap
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15.2
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Affected