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CVE-2019-11751

Logging-related command line parameters are not properly sanitized when Firefox is launched by another program, such as when a user clicks…

Published 7 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.1%
percentile 65%
Public exploits
0
none known

Logging-related command line parameters are not properly sanitized when Firefox is launched by another program, such as when a user clicks on malicious links in a chat application. This can be used to write a log file to an arbitrary location such as the Windows 'Startup' folder. <br>*Note: this issue only affects Firefox on Windows operating systems.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 69 and Firefox ESR < 68.1.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.06% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.18.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command

References

  • bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=1572838 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2019-25/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2019-26/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00011.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00017.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred

Sources

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