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.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155592/Mozilla-Firefox-Windows-64-Bit-Chain-Exploit.html | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1559858 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-12 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-19/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-20/ | Vendor Advisory |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155592/Mozilla-Firefox-Windows-64-Bit-Chain-Exploit.html | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1559858 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-12 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-19/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-20/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-11708 |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
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| References | () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1559858 - Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-12 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-19/ - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-20/ - Vendor Advisory |
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| References | () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1559858 - Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-12 - Third Party Advisory |
Information
Published : 2019-07-23 14:15
Updated : 2025-10-22 00:16
NVD link : CVE-2019-11708
Mitre link : CVE-2019-11708
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-11708
JSON object : View
Products Affected
mozilla
- firefox_esr
- thunderbird
- firefox
CWE
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
