CVE-2020-6824

Mozilla: Generated passwords may be identical on the same site between separate private browsing sessions

Published Apr 24, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 2.8 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Initially, a user opens a Private Browsing Window and generates a password for a site, then closes the Private Browsing Window but leaves Firefox open. Subsequently, if the user had opened a new Private Browsing Window, revisited the same site, and generated a new password - the generated passwords would have been identical, rather than independent. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 75.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-27968 Initially, a user opens a Private Browsing Window and generates a password for a site, then closes the Private Browsing Window but leaves Firefox open. Subsequently, if the user had opened a new Private Browsing Window, revisited the same site, and generated a new password - the generated passwords would have been identical, rather than independent. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 75.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4323-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00063}

epss

{'score': 0.00127}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 9:11 AM
Reserved
Jan 10, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 24, 2020, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:23 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 10, 2020, 12:00 PM