Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2019-11708
Insufficient vetting of parameters passed with the Prompt:Open IPC message between child and parent processes can result in the non-sandboxed parent process opening web content chosen by a compromised child process. When combined with addi…
EPSS: 0.688 (98.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions unspecified
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-19/ (x_refsource_MISC)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-20/ (x_refsource_MISC)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (x_refsource_MISC)
- GLSA-201908-12 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/155592/Mozilla-Firefox-Windows-64-Bit-Chain-Explo… (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-11708?
- CVE-2019-11708 is a vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox. Published 2019-07-23.
- Is CVE-2019-11708 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2019-11708 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-05-23), indicating it is being actively exploited. 53 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.