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CVE-2019-11724 (GCVE-0-2019-11724)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-07-23 13:17 – Updated: 2024-08-04 23:03
VLAI
Summary
Application permissions give additional remote troubleshooting permission to the site input.mozilla.org, which has been retired and now redirects to another site. This additional permission is unnecessary and is a potential vector for malicious attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 68.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • Retired site input.mozilla.org has remote troubleshooting permissions
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 68 (custom)
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