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GHSA-W2HJ-6J62-2W9F

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:50 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:31

Details

Insufficient vetting of parameters passed with the Prompt:Open IPC message between child and parent processes can result in the non-sandboxed parent process opening web content chosen by a compromised child process. When combined with additional vulnerabilities this could result in executing arbitrary code on the user's computer. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.7.2, Firefox < 67.0.4, and Thunderbird < 60.7.2.

Severity

10.0 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2019-11708 (GCVE-0-2019-11708)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-07-23 13:20 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:45

Summary

Severity

10 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

sandbox escape using Prompt:Open

Assigner

mozilla

References

5 references

URL	Tags
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2…	x_refsource_MISC
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2…	x_refsource_MISC
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1559858	x_refsource_MISC
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-12	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155592/Mozil…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

3 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Mozilla	Firefox ESR	Affected: unspecified , < 60.7.2 (custom)
Mozilla	Firefox	Affected: unspecified , < 67.0.4 (custom)
Mozilla	Thunderbird	Affected: unspecified , < 60.7.2 (custom)

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GHSA-W2HJ-6J62-2W9F

CVE-2019-11708 (GCVE-0-2019-11708)

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