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medium 6.5

CVE-2020-15653 json

An iframe sandbox element with the allow-popups flag could be bypassed when using noopener links.

published 2020-08-10 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-7640

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.4%
EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 72%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • Mozilla Firefox ESR 78.1
  • Mozilla Firefox 79
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 78.1
  • firefox Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
  • firefox Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • firefox Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 1:78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 1:78.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15653

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  • firefox RHEL 7 78.3.0-1.el7_9
  • firefox RHEL 8 78.2.0-2.el8_2
  • firefox RHEL 8.0 E4S 78.2.0-3.el8_0
  • firefox RHEL 8.1 EUS 78.2.0-3.el8_1

red hat advisories RHSA-2020:4080RHSA-2020:3555RHSA-2020:3559RHSA-2020:3557

  • MozillaFirefox SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2 78.1.0-8.3.1
  • pipewire SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2 0.3.6-3.3.2
  • MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2 78-9.2.4
  • MozillaFirefox SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 78.1.0-3.100.2
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +15 more 78.1.0-112.8.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 78.1.0-78.87.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2020:14456-1SUSE-SU-2020:2147-1SUSE-SU-2020:2118-1SUSE-SU-2020:2100-1

  • firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 92.0-1.2
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Leap 15.2 78.1.0-lp152.2.15.1
  • pipewire openSUSE Leap 15.2 0.3.6-lp152.2.3.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Leap 15.2 78.1.0-lp152.2.12.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Leap 15.1 78.1.0-lp151.2.61.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1openSUSE-SU-2020:1189-1openSUSE-SU-2020:1155-1openSUSE-SU-2020:1147-1

  • firefox Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +9 more 79.0-r0
  • librewolf Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +1 more 79.0-r0
  • firefox-esr Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +9 more 78.1.0-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2020-15653

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  • firefox Arch Linux 79.0-1
  • thunderbird Arch Linux 68.12.0-1

arch linux advisories AVG-1213AVG-1214

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2020-15653 updated cvss 6.1

Mozilla: Bypassing iframe sandbox when allowing popups

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 thunderbird Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 firefox, thunderbird
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 thunderbird Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 thunderbird
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox 78.2.0-2.el8_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3557
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.0) firefox 78.2.0-3.el8_0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3555
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.1) firefox 78.2.0-3.el8_1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3559
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox 78.3.0-1.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox 78.3.0-1.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox 78.3.0-1.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox 78.3.0-1.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox 78.3.0-1.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox 78.3.0-1.el7_9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:4080
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 firefox
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

1.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • Mozilla Firefox ESR
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Mozilla Thunderbird

References

Sources

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