Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202107-71
=========================================
Severity: Medium
Date    : 2021-07-27
CVE-ID  : CVE-2020-15660
Package : geckodriver
Type    : cross-site request forgery
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-2180

Summary
======
The package geckodriver before version 0.29.1-1 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery.

Resolution
=========
Upgrade to 0.29.1-1.

# pacman -Syu "geckodriver>=0.29.1-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 0.29.1.

Workaround
=========
None.

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

Impact
=====
A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code through a crafted
request.

References
=========
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/71558
https://github.com/mozilla/geckodriver/releases/tag/v0.27.0
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-15660

ArchLinux: 202107-71: geckodriver: cross-site request forgery

July 30, 2021

Summary

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

Resolution

Upgrade to 0.29.1-1. # pacman -Syu "geckodriver>=0.29.1-1"
The problem has been fixed upstream in version 0.29.1.

References

https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/71558 https://github.com/mozilla/geckodriver/releases/tag/v0.27.0 https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-15660

Severity
Package : geckodriver
Type : cross-site request forgery
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-2180

Workaround

None.

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