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CVE-2020-26965

6.5 · MEDIUM

Some websites have a feature "Show Password" where clicking a button will change a password field into a textbook field, revealing the typed password.

Published Dec 9, 2020CWE-212EPSS 1.26%

Overview

CVE-2020-26965 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 9, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Some websites have a feature "Show Password" where clicking a button will change a password field into a textbook field, revealing the typed password. If, when using a software keyboard that remembers user input, a user typed their password and used that feature, the type of the password field was changed, resulting in a keyboard layout change and the possibility for the software keyboard to remember the typed password. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 83, Firefox ESR < 78.5, and Thunderbird < 78.5.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refbugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1661617Refwww.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-50/Refwww.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-51/Refwww.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-52/Refbugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1661617Refwww.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-50/Refwww.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-51/Refwww.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-52/

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-26965?

CVE-2020-26965 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 9, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2020-26965?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2020-26965?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2020-26965?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2020-26965 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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