What is CVE-2019-11696?

CVE-2019-11696 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-07-23.

How severe is CVE-2019-11696?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox

CVE-2019-11696

Files with the .JNLP extension used for "Java web start" applications are not treated as executable content for download prompts even though they can be executed if Java is installed on the local system. This could allow users to mistakenly launch an executable binary locally. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 67.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.008 (54.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
security@mozilla.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-11696?: CVE-2019-11696 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-07-23.
How severe is CVE-2019-11696?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.