CVE-2020-15685

During the plaintext phase of the STARTTLS connection setup, protocol commands could have been injected and evaluated within the encrypted session. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.7.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1622640	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-05/	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1622640	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-05/	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2022-12-22 20:15

Updated : 2025-04-16 15:15

NVD link : CVE-2020-15685

Mitre link : CVE-2020-15685

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-15685

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Products Affected

mozilla

thunderbird

CWE

CWE-77

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

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