Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting firefox package, versions <67.0-2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-FIREFOX-347336
  • published22 May 2019
  • disclosed23 Jul 2019

Introduced: 22 May 2019

CVE-2019-11701  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable firefox to version 67.0-2 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

The default webcal: protocol handler will load a web site vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This default was left in place as a legacy feature and has now been removed. Note: this issue only affects users with an account on the vulnerable service. Other users are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 67.