CVE-2020-12421

Mozilla: Add-On updates did not respect the same certificate trust rules as software updates

Published Jul 9, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
When performing add-on updates, certificate chains terminating in non-built-in-roots were rejected (even if they were legitimately added by an administrator.) This could have caused add-ons to become out-of-date silently without notification to the user. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.10, Firefox < 78, and Thunderbird < 68.10.0.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4713-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4718-1 thunderbird security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-4733 When performing add-on updates, certificate chains terminating in non-built-in-roots were rejected (even if they were legitimately added by an administrator.) This could have caused add-ons to become out-of-date silently without notification to the user. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.10, Firefox < 78, and Thunderbird < 68.10.0.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4408-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4421-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
History

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 11:56 AM
Reserved
Apr 28, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 9, 2020, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:51 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 30, 2020, 12:00 AM