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. Source: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-26956 Reference (s):
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-50/
- URL: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-50/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-51/
- URL: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-51/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-52/