CVE-2020-15654

Medium

Description

When in an endless loop, a website specifying a custom cursor using CSS could make it look like the user is interacting with the user interface, when they are not. This could lead to a perceived broken state, especially when interactions with existing browser dialogs and warnings do not work. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 78.1, Firefox < 79, and Thunderbird < 78.1.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
ProductMozilla Firefox
PublishedAug 10, 2020
First seenAug 10, 2020

How to fix

Update
  • mozilla firefox79.0 or later
  • mozilla firefox_esr78.1 or later
  • mozilla thunderbird78.1 or later
Vendor advisories

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mozilla firefoxv < 79.079.0
mozilla firefox_esrv < 78.178.1
mozilla thunderbirdv < 78.178.1
canonical ubuntu_linux16.04, 18.04, 20.04—

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