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CVE-2020-6798 json

If a template tag was used in a select tag, the parser could be confused and allow JavaScript parsing and execution when it should not be a…

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-27945

cvss
6.1
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.0%
EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

If a template tag was used in a select tag, the parser could be confused and allow JavaScript parsing and execution when it should not be allowed. A site that relied on the browser behaving correctly could suffer a cross-site scripting vulnerability as a result. In general, this flaw cannot be exploited through email in the Thunderbird product because scripting is disabled when reading mail, but is potentially a risk in browser or browser-like contexts. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.5, Firefox < 73, and Firefox < ESR68.5.

Patch / fix

  • Mozilla Thunderbird 68.5
  • Mozilla Firefox 73, ESR68.5
  • firefox-esr Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 68.5.0esr-1
  • thunderbird Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:68.5.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6798

  • firefox Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 73.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  • firefox Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 73.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • firefox Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 73.0+build3-0ubuntu1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1:68.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 1:68.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 1:68.5.0+build1-0ubuntu1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6798

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  • thunderbird RHEL 7 68.5.0-1.el7_7
  • thunderbird RHEL 6 68.5.0-1.el6_10
  • thunderbird RHEL 8 68.5.0-1.el8_1
  • firefox RHEL 6 68.5.0-2.el6_10
  • firefox RHEL 7 68.5.0-2.el7_7
  • firefox RHEL 8 68.5.0-2.el8_1
  • thunderbird RHEL 8.0 E4S 68.5.0-1.el8_0
  • firefox RHEL 8.0 E4S 68.5.0-2.el8_0

red hat advisories RHSA-2020:0576RHSA-2020:0574RHSA-2020:0577RHSA-2020:0565RHSA-2020:0519RHSA-2020:0521

  • MozillaThunderbird SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP1 68.5.0-3.71.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +17 more 68.5.0-109.106.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 68.5.0-3.72.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 68.5.0-78.61.2

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2020:14290-1SUSE-SU-2020:0385-1SUSE-SU-2020:0384-1SUSE-SU-2020:0383-1

  • firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 92.0-1.2
  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 91.1.1-1.1
  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Leap 15.1 68.5.0-lp151.2.25.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Leap 15.1 68.5.0-lp151.2.30.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10601-1openSUSE-SU-2020:0231-1openSUSE-SU-2020:0230-1

  • firefox-esr Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +10 more 68.5.0-r0
  • thunderbird Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +5 more 68.5.0-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2020-6798

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  • firefox Arch Linux 73.0-1
  • thunderbird Arch Linux 68.5.0-1

arch linux advisories AVG-1096AVG-1099

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2020-6798 updated cvss 6.1

Mozilla: Incorrect parsing of template tag could result in JavaScript injection

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 firefox, thunderbird
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox 68.5.0-2.el8_1, thunderbird 68.5.0-1.el8_1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0512
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.0) firefox 68.5.0-2.el8_0, thunderbird 68.5.0-1.el8_0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0519
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox 68.5.0-2.el7_7, thunderbird 68.5.0-1.el7_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox 68.5.0-2.el7_7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0520
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox 68.5.0-2.el6_10, thunderbird 68.5.0-1.el6_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) firefox 68.5.0-2.el6_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox 68.5.0-2.el6_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox 68.5.0-2.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0521
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox 68.5.0-2.el7_7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0520
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) firefox 68.5.0-2.el6_10, thunderbird 68.5.0-1.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0521
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox 68.5.0-2.el7_7, thunderbird 68.5.0-1.el7_7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0520
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox 68.5.0-2.el6_10, thunderbird 68.5.0-1.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0521
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox 68.5.0-2.el7_7, thunderbird 68.5.0-1.el7_7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0520
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) firefox 68.5.0-2.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0521
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox 68.5.0-2.el7_7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0520

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Exploit prediction

2.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • Mozilla Thunderbird
  • Mozilla Firefox

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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