#VU20825 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2019-11741

Vulnerability identifier: #VU20825

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11741

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Client/Desktop applications / Web browsers

Vendor: Mozilla

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform UXXS attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient isolation of addons.mozilla.org and accounts.firefox.com. A remote attacker can use another vulnerability to compromise a sandboxed process and use it to perform universal cross-site scripting attacks (UXXS). As a result, a remote attacker can modify a user's Firefox configuration.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Mozilla Firefox: 66.0.2 - 68.0.2

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External links
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-25/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.