Improper Input Validation Affecting mozilla package, versions [,66.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (46th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MOZILLA-2377677
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed26 Apr 2019
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 26 Apr 2019

CVE-2019-9807  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mozilla to version 66.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. When arbitrary text is sent over an FTP connection and a page reload is initiated, it is possible to create a modal alert message with this text as the content. This could potentially be used for social engineering attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 66.

CVSS Scores

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