CVE-2019-11751
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 8.8
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2019-11751
- Assigner
- security@mozilla.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2019-09-27T18:15:13
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-08-24T17:37:01
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 69.0 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 68.1.0 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1572838 | Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-25/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-26/ | Vendor Advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00011.html | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00017.html |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11751 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-11751 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:33:34 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-04 03:18:27 | 2019-09-27T18:15Z | 2019-09-27T18:15:13 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-04 03:18:27 | 2020-08-24T17:37:01 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-04 03:18:27 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |