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


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.52% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-FIREFOX-3471012
  • 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 RHEL:8 firefox to version 0:60.8.0-1.el8_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:1764.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL: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.