CVE-2020-12423 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2020-12423 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 09/07/2020 | CVE Updated: 04/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2020
Source: mozilla | Vendor: Mozilla | Product: Firefox
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2020-12423 Description

When the Windows DLL "webauthn.dll" was missing from the Operating System, and a malicious one was placed in a folder in the user\'s %PATH%, Firefox may have loaded the DLL, leading to arbitrary code execution. *Note: This issue only affects the Windows operating system; other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 78.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID:
CWE Name: DLL Hijacking due to searching %PATH% for a library
Source: Mozilla

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).