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CVE-2020-26956 In some cases, removing HTML elements during sanitization would keep existing SVG event handlers and therefore lead to…

Description

In some cases, removing HTML elements during sanitization would keep existing SVG event handlers and therefore lead to XSS. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 83, Firefox ESR < 78.5, and Thunderbird < 78.5.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Firefox 83 earliest → < 83 83
Firefox ESR 78.5 earliest → < 78.5 78.5
Thunderbird 78.5 earliest → < 78.5 78.5

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