CVE-2019-11712

8.8 HIGH
Published: July 23, 2019 Modified: November 25, 2025
View on NVD

Description

POST requests made by NPAPI plugins, such as Flash, that receive a status 308 redirect response can bypass CORS requirements. This can allow an attacker to perform Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.8, Firefox < 68, and Thunderbird < 60.8.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00055.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00058.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00073.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00009.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00010.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1543804
Source: security@mozilla.org
Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00001.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00002.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-12
Source: security@mozilla.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-20
Source: security@mozilla.org
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-21/
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-22/
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-23/
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00055.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00058.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00073.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00009.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00010.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1543804
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-12
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-20
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-21/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-22/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-23/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
59th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-352

Affected Vendors

mozilla

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