Auth bypass in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2019-11724
Application permissions give additional remote troubleshooting permission to the site input.mozilla.org, which has been retired and now redirects to another site. This additional permission is unnecessary and is a potential vector for malicious attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 68.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (65.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.0, 15.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-21/ (Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-12 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00010.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00009.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00011.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00017.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-11724?
- CVE-2019-11724 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-07-23.
- How severe is CVE-2019-11724?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.