CVE-2020-6811

High

Description

The 'Copy as cURL' feature of Devtools' network tab did not properly escape the HTTP method of a request, which can be controlled by the website. If a user used the 'Copy as Curl' feature and pasted the command into a terminal, it could have resulted in command injection and arbitrary command execution. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.6, Firefox < 74, Firefox < ESR68.6, and Firefox ESR < 68.6.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductMozilla Firefox
PublishedMar 25, 2020
First seenMar 25, 2020

How to fix

Update
  • mozilla firefox74.0 or later
  • mozilla firefox_esr68.6.0 or later
  • mozilla thunderbird68.6.0 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mozilla firefoxv < 74.074.0
mozilla firefox_esrv < 68.6.068.6.0
mozilla thunderbirdv < 68.6.068.6.0
canonical ubuntu_linux16.04, 18.04, 19.10—

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