CVE-2020-6798 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird versions prior to 73, ESR68.5, and 68.5 respectively. This flaw arises from a parser confusion when a template tag is used within a select tag, potentially allowing unauthorized JavaScript execution. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.1), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and could lead to low impact on confidentiality and integrity (C:L, I:L). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 73.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 68.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 68.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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