Mozilla Firefox < 85.0.1

medium Nessus Plugin ID 146425

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Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of Firefox installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 85.0.1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the mfsa2021-06 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 85.0.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 146425

File Name: mozilla_firefox_85_0_1.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 2/11/2021

Updated: 1/21/2022

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-16048

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/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: 2/5/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/5/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-16048

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