CVE-2020-15653
published 2020-08-10CVE-2020-15653: An iframe sandbox element with the allow-popups flag could be bypassed when using noopener links. This could have led to security issues for websites relying…
PriorityP430medium6.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNIHAN
EPSS
1.21%
64.7th percentile
An iframe sandbox element with the allow-popups flag could be bypassed when using noopener links. This could have led to security issues for websites relying on sandbox configurations that allowed popups and hosted arbitrary content. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 78.1, Firefox < 79, and Thunderbird < 78.1.
Affected
17 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | firefox | < firefox 79.0-1 (sid) | firefox 79.0-1 (sid) |
| debian | thunderbird | < firefox 79.0-1 (sid) | firefox 79.0-1 (sid) |
| mozilla | firefox | < 79.0 | 79.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | — | — |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | 79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | 79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | 79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= unspecified < 79 | 79 |
| mozilla | firefox_esr | < 78.1 | 78.1 |
| mozilla | firefox_esr | >= unspecified < 78.1 | 78.1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | < 78.1 | 78.1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | 1:78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:78.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | 1:78.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= unspecified < 78.1 | 78.1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
osv6.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat6.5MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu6.5MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2020-07-29·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2020-15652 [MEDIUM] Firefox vulnerabilities
Title: Firefox vulnerabilities
Summary: Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a malicious website.
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive
information, bypass iframe sandbox restrictions, confuse the user, or
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-6463, CVE-2020-6514, CVE-2020-15652,
CVE-2020-15653, CVE-2020-15654, CVE-2020-15656, CVE-2020-15658,
CVE-2020-15659)
It was discovered that redirected HTTP requests which are observed or
modified through a web extension could bypass existing CORS checks. If a
user were tricked in to installing a specially crafted extension, an
attacker could pote
Red Hat
Mozilla: Bypassing iframe sandbox when allowing popups
vendor_redhat·2020-07-28·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2020-15653 [MEDIUM] CWE-276 Mozilla: Bypassing iframe sandbox when allowing popups
Mozilla: Bypassing iframe sandbox when allowing popups
An iframe sandbox element with the allow-popups flag could be bypassed when using noopener links. This could have led to security issues for websites relying on sandbox configurations that allowed popups and hosted arbitrary content. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 78.1, Firefox < 79, and Thunderbird < 78.1.
Package: firefox (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: thunderbird (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Out of support scope
Package: firefox (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Out of support scope
Package: thunderbird (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Out of support scope
Package: thunderbird (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Package: thunderbird (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2020-15653: firefox - An iframe sandbox element with the allow-popups flag could be bypassed when usin...
vendor_debian·2020·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2020-15653 [MEDIUM] CVE-2020-15653: firefox - An iframe sandbox element with the allow-popups flag could be bypassed when usin...
An iframe sandbox element with the allow-popups flag could be bypassed when using noopener links. This could have led to security issues for websites relying on sandbox configurations that allowed popups and hosted arbitrary content. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 78.1, Firefox < 79, and Thunderbird < 78.1.
Scope: local
sid: resolved (fixed in 79.0-1)
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2020-30: CVE-2020-15653
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2020-15653 [MEDIUM] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2020-30: CVE-2020-15653
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2020-30
CVE: CVE-2020-15653
Product: Firefox
Impact: high
Fixed in: Firefox 79
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2020-32: CVE-2020-15653
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2020-15653 [MEDIUM] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2020-32: CVE-2020-15653
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2020-32
CVE: CVE-2020-15653
Product: Firefox ESR
Impact: high
Fixed in: Firefox ESR 78.1
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2020-33: CVE-2020-15653
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2020-15653 [MEDIUM] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2020-33: CVE-2020-15653
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2020-33
CVE: CVE-2020-15653
Product: Thunderbird
Impact: high
Fixed in: Thunderbird 78.1
GHSA
GHSA-vcgf-4q4f-3267: An iframe sandbox element with the allow-popups flag could be bypassed when using noopener links
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2020-15653 [MEDIUM] GHSA-vcgf-4q4f-3267: An iframe sandbox element with the allow-popups flag could be bypassed when using noopener links
An iframe sandbox element with the allow-popups flag could be bypassed when using noopener links. This could have led to security issues for websites relying on sandbox configurations that allowed popups and hosted arbitrary content. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 78.1, Firefox < 79, and Thunderbird < 78.1.
OSV
CVE-2020-15653: An iframe sandbox element with the allow-popups flag could be bypassed when using noopener links
osv·2020-07-29·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2020-15653 [MEDIUM] CVE-2020-15653: An iframe sandbox element with the allow-popups flag could be bypassed when using noopener links
An iframe sandbox element with the allow-popups flag could be bypassed when using noopener links. This could have led to security issues for websites relying on sandbox configurations that allowed popups and hosted arbitrary content. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 78.1, Firefox < 79, and Thunderbird < 78.1.
OSV
firefox vulnerabilities
osv·2020-07-29·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2020-6463 [MEDIUM] firefox vulnerabilities
firefox vulnerabilities
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive
information, bypass iframe sandbox restrictions, confuse the user, or
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-6463, CVE-2020-6514, CVE-2020-15652,
CVE-2020-15653, CVE-2020-15654, CVE-2020-15656, CVE-2020-15658,
CVE-2020-15659)
It was discovered that redirected HTTP requests which are observed or
modified through a web extension could bypass existing CORS checks. If a
user were tricked in to installing a specially crafted extension, an
attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain sensitive information
across origins. (CVE-2020-15655)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
iframe sandbox bypass with javascript URL and target _blank
bugzilla·2021-12-06·CVSS 6.5
[MEDIUM] iframe sandbox bypass with javascript URL and target _blank
iframe sandbox bypass with javascript URL and target _blank
This was received via email to security@ from Ed McManus:
Hi I believe the following is an XSS vulnerability present in the current release channel. By specifying target="blank" you can execute javascript in the domain of a sandboxed iframe.
This behavior is blocked by Edge, Chrome, and Safari. Demo: https://emcmanus.github.io/xss.html
Expected result:
Sandboxed iframes should not execute JS unless `allow-scripts` is specified
Firefox should block the `javascript:` uri
Actual result:
Javascript runs in the current domain, even though `allow-scripts` is not specified
Edge, Safari and Chrome block this behavior
It does not matter whether you use src or srcdoc
I believe a related bug was patched in Firefox 79: https://www.moz
Bugzilla
Sandboxed iFrame XSS - javascript URI's run with target _blank
bugzilla·2021-12-03·CVSS 6.5
[MEDIUM] Sandboxed iFrame XSS - javascript URI's run with target _blank
Sandboxed iFrame XSS - javascript URI's run with target _blank
(Thank you Firefox developers for all your hard work! The world needs Firefox.)
I believe the following is an XSS vulnerability present in the current release channel. By specifying target="blank" you can execute javascript in the domain of a sandboxed iframe, even though allow-scripts is not specified.
This behavior is blocked by Edge, Chrome, and Safari. Demo: https://emcmanus.github.io/xss.html
Expected result:
* Sandboxed iframes should not execute JS unless `allow-scripts` is specified
* Firefox should block the `javascript:` uri
* Firefox behavior should match other browsers
Actual result:
* Javascript runs in the current domain, even though `allow-scripts` is not specified
* Edge, Safari and Chrome block this behavi
Bugzilla
CVE-2020-15653 Mozilla: Bypassing iframe sandbox when allowing popups
bugzilla·2020-07-29·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2020-15653 [MEDIUM] CVE-2020-15653 Mozilla: Bypassing iframe sandbox when allowing popups
CVE-2020-15653 Mozilla: Bypassing iframe sandbox when allowing popups
Mozilla developer Anne van Kesteren discovered that `` with the `allow-popups` flag could be bypassed when using `noopener` links. This could have led to security issues for websites relying on sandbox configurations that allowed popups and hosted arbitrary content.
External Reference:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-33/#CVE-2020-15653
Discussion:
Acknowledgments:
Name: the Mozilla project
Upstream: Anne van Kesteren
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This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-15653
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This issue has been addressed in the following products:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 Update Services for
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00025.htmlhttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1521542https://usn.ubuntu.com/4443-1/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-30/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-32/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-33/http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00025.htmlhttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1521542https://usn.ubuntu.com/4443-1/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-30/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-32/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-33/
2020-08-10
Published