Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting firefox package, versions <67.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-FIREFOX-347326
  • 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 Ubuntu:16.04 firefox to version 67.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 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.