Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere Affecting firefox package, versions <0:60.8.0-1.el8_0


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.49% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-FIREFOX-1983392
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed10 Jul 2019

Introduced: 10 Jul 2019

CVE-2019-11712  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-829  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 firefox to version 0:60.8.0-1.el8_0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.