Mozilla Firefox < 84.0

critical Nessus Plugin ID 144282

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Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Firefox installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 84.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mfsa2020-54 advisory. Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 84.0 or later.

See Also

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-54/

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 144282

File Name: mozilla_firefox_84_0.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 12/15/2020

Updated: 2/25/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent

Risk Information

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-26972

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox

Required KB Items: Mozilla/Firefox/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/15/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/2/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-16042, CVE-2020-26971, CVE-2020-26972, CVE-2020-26973, CVE-2020-26974, CVE-2020-26975, CVE-2020-26976, CVE-2020-26977, CVE-2020-26978, CVE-2020-26979, CVE-2020-35111, CVE-2020-35112, CVE-2020-35113, CVE-2020-35114

MFSA: 2020-54

IAVA: 2020-A-0575-S, 2021-A-0051-S