CVE-2020-15647

HighCVSS 7.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A Content Provider in Firefox for Android allowed local files accessible by the browser to be read by a remote webpage, leading to sensitive data disclosure, including cookies for other origins. This vulnerability affects Firefox for < Android.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.4/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 10, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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