CVEvulnerability

CVE-2019-11697

6.5 MEDIUM Published 2019-07-23 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2019-07-23
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
6.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-20

Description

If the ALT and "a" keys are pressed when users receive an extension installation prompt, the extension will be installed without the install prompt delay that keeps the prompt visible in order for users to accept or decline the installation. A malicious web page could use this with spoofing on the page to trick users into installing a malicious extension. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 67.

Affected configurations

• mozilla firefox (< 67.0)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness

References