CVE-2020-26975 (GCVE-0-2020-26975)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-01-07 13:52 – Updated: 2024-08-04 16:03
VLAI?
Summary
When a malicious application installed on the user's device broadcast an Intent to Firefox for Android, arbitrary headers could have been specified, leading to attacks such as abusing ambient authority or session fixation. This was resolved by only allowing certain safe-listed headers. *Note: This issue only affected Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 84.
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No CVSS data available.
CWE
- Malicious applications on Android could have induced Firefox for Android into sending arbitrary attacker-specified headers
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