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CVE-2019-11761 — By using a form with a data URI it was possible to gain access to the privileged

By using a form with a data URI it was possible to gain access to the privileged JSONView object that had been cloned into content. Impact from exposing this object appears to be minimal, however it was a bypass of existing defense in depth mechanisms. This vulnerability affects

CVSS
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EPSS
0.44% (top 37.00%)
CWE
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Published
2020-01-08T19:52:08.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-04T23:03:32.758Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

By using a form with a data URI it was possible to gain access to the privileged JSONView object that had been cloned into content. Impact from exposing this object appears to be minimal, however it was a bypass of existing defense in depth mechanisms. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 70, Thunderbird < 68.2, and Firefox ESR < 68.2.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MozillaFirefoxbefore 70
MozillaThunderbirdbefore 68.2
MozillaFirefox ESRbefore 68.2

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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