CVE-2020-15649
Given an installed malicious file picker application, an attacker was able to steal and upload...
CVE-2020-15649 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Mozilla Firefox Esr, published August 10, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.72%, the 54th percentile. Fixed in firefox-esr 68.11.0-r0.
- Severity
- 5.5 MediumCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.72%EPSS, 54th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
68.11.0-r0firefox-esr +1 more
Description
Given an installed malicious file picker application, an attacker was able to steal and upload local files of their choosing, regardless of the actually files picked. Note: This issue only affected Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.11.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
firefox-esrAlpine:v3.11 | before 68.11.0-r0 | 68.11.0-r0 |
mozjs68Alpine:v3.12 | before 68.11.0-r0 | 68.11.0-r0 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Given an installed malicious file picker application, an attacker was able to steal and upload local files of their choosing, regardless of the actually files picked. Note: This issue only affected Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.11.
- Record
CVE-2020-15649- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Given an installed malicious file picker application, an attacker was able to steal and upload local files of their choosing, regardless of the actually files picked. Note: This issue only affected Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.11.
- Record
CVE-2020-15649- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-7636No score
Given an installed malicious file picker application, an attacker was able to steal and upload local files of their choosing, regardless of the actually files picked. Note: This issue only affected Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.11.
- Record
EUVD-2020-7636- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wg7m-wv28-cvcrNo score
Given an installed malicious file picker application, an attacker was able to steal and upload...
Given an installed malicious file picker application, an attacker was able to steal and upload local files of their choosing, regardless of the actually files picked. Note: This issue only affected Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.11.
- Record
GHSA-wg7m-wv28-cvcr- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2020-15649
Given an installed malicious file picker application, an attacker was able to steal and upload local files of their choosing, regardless of the actually files picked. Note: This issue only affected Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.11.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2020-15649- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| affected, aliases, facts, references | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.