Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
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 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.
EPSS: 0.011 (61.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox_esr
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@mozilla.org (Permissions Required, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-11751?
- CVE-2019-11751 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Argument Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-09-27.
- How severe is CVE-2019-11751?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.