CVE-2020-15653: canonical ubuntu_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-15653 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 14 · Related 10Timeline
- 10-08-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
1.40%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
72%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.40% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu5 products
- firefox< 79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | < 79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | < 79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- mozjs38All versions (No fix recorded)
- mozjs52All versions (No fix recorded)
- mozjs68All versions (No fix recorded)
- thunderbird< 1:78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | < 1:78.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Mozilla3 products
- firefox≥ unspecified, < 79 | < 79.0
- firefox_esr≥ unspecified, < 78.1 | < 78.1
- thunderbird≥ unspecified, < 78.1 | < 78.1
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL16.04 | 18.04 | 20.04
3 vendors · 9 products
References
11 links- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1521542X Refsource MISCIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00025.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEThird Party Advisory