Improper Authentication Affecting mozilla package, versions [,68.0.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.41% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MOZILLA-2377702
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed27 Sept 2019
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 27 Sep 2019

CVE-2019-11733  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mozilla to version 68.0.2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authentication. When a master password is set, it is required to be entered again before stored passwords can be accessed in the 'Saved Logins' dialog. It was found that locally stored passwords can be copied to the clipboard thorough the 'copy password' context menu item without re-entering the master password if the master password had been previously entered in the same session, allowing for potential theft of stored passwords. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 68.0.2 and Firefox ESR < 68.0.2.

CVSS Scores

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