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CVE-2020-15660 (GCVE-0-2020-15660)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-07-20 11:24 – Updated: 2024-08-04 13:22
VLAI
Summary
Missing checks on Content-Type headers in geckodriver before 0.27.0 could lead to a CSRF vulnerability, that might, when paired with a specifically prepared request, lead to remote code execution.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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