CVE-2020-15652

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

By observing the stack trace for JavaScript errors in web workers, it was possible to leak the result of a cross-origin redirect. This applied only to content that can be parsed as script. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 79, Firefox ESR < 68.11, Firefox ESR < 78.1, Thunderbird < 68.11, and Thunderbird < 78.1.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-346

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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