CVE-2020-15660

Missing checks on Content-Type headers in geckodriver before 0.27.0 could lead to a CSRF vulnerability, that might, when paired with a specifically prepared request, lead to remote code execution.

Published: 2021-07-20 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-15660 is rated Moderate Risk (57.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.13%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-15660

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.54% 1.13% +0.59%
2 2025-03-30 1.24% 0.54% -0.70%
3 2025-03-29 1.24%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-15660

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 5.9 [email protected]
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-15660

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-15660

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15660
ubuntu medium CVE-2020-15660 medium priority: Ubuntu including 6 source packages (firefox, mozjs38, mozjs52, mozjs68, mozjs78, thunderbird), 48 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, hirsute, impish, jammy, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 25, not-affected 23. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-15660

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-15660

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla geckodriver < 0.27.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:geckodriver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-15660

URL Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/07/3 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla/geckodriver/releases/tag/v0.27.0 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence