Description
A malicious extension could have called <code>browser.identity.launchWebAuthFlow</code>, controlling the redirect_uri, and through the Promise returned, obtain the Auth code and gain access to the user's account at the service provider. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 75.
Published: 2020-04-24
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-27967 A malicious extension could have called <code>browser.identity.launchWebAuthFlow</code>, controlling the redirect_uri, and through the Promise returned, obtain the Auth code and gain access to the user's account at the service provider. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 75.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4323-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
History

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00321}

epss

{'score': 0.00594}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T09:11:05.127Z

Reserved: 2020-01-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-6823

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-04-24T16:15:13.633

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:36:14.613

Link: CVE-2020-6823

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2020-04-10T12:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-6823 - Bugzilla

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