CVE-2020-12423high
Description
When the Windows DLL "webauthn.dll" was missing from the Operating System, and a malicious one was placed in a folder in the user's %PATH%, Firefox may have loaded the DLL, leading to arbitrary code execution. *Note: This issue only affects the Windows operating system; other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 78.
References
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1642400
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-24/
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00027.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00049.html
Details
Source: MITRE
Published: 2020-07-09
Updated: 2023-01-30
Type: CWE-427
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Base Score: 6.9
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Impact Score: 10
Exploitability Score: 3.4
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS v3
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 1.8
Severity: HIGH