VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-15680

CVSS score5.3 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.95%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2020-10-22

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Description

If a valid external protocol handler was referenced in an image tag, the resulting broken image size could be distinguished from a broken image size of a non-existent protocol handler. This allowed an attacker to successfully probe whether an external protocol handler was registered. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 82.

Weakness classification

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Primary references

security@mozilla.org — Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.org — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory