Mozilla Firefox up to 67.0.1 Hyperlink information disclosure

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Mozilla Firefox up to 67.0.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Hyperlink Handler. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-11702. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 67.0.1 (Web Browser). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Hyperlink Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
A hyperlink using protocols associated with Internet Explorer, such as IE.HTTP:, can be used to open local files at a known location with Internet Explorer if a user approves execution when prompted. *Note: this issue only occurs on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 67.0.2.
The weakness was presented 07/23/2019. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-11702 since 05/03/2019. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371841 (Mozilla Firefox Unauthorised Local File Access Vulnerability (mfsa2019-16)).
Upgrading to version 67.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability.
See VDB-138482, VDB-138481 and VDB-138480 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
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License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
- Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Firefox 67.0.2
Timeline
05/03/2019 🔍07/23/2019 🔍
07/23/2019 🔍
07/03/2024 🔍
Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: mozilla.org
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2019-11702 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-11702
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-138483
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Entry
Created: 07/23/2019 21:37Updated: 07/03/2024 06:27
Changes: 07/23/2019 21:37 (39), 07/09/2020 20:40 (18), 11/06/2023 09:01 (4), 11/06/2023 09:02 (1), 07/03/2024 06:27 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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