CVE-2019-11747
published 2019-09-27CVE-2019-11747: The "Forget about this site" feature in the History pane is intended to remove all saved user data that indicates a user has visited a site. This includes…
PriorityP429medium6.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNIHAN
EPSS
1.20%
64.3th percentile
The "Forget about this site" feature in the History pane is intended to remove all saved user data that indicates a user has visited a site. This includes removing any HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) settings received from sites that use it. Due to a bug, sites on the pre-load list also have their HSTS setting removed. On the next visit to that site if the user specifies an http: URL rather than secure https: they will not be protected by the pre-loaded HSTS setting. After that visit the site's HSTS setting will be restored. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 69 and Firefox ESR < 68.1.
Affected
10 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | firefox | < firefox 69.0-1 (sid) | firefox 69.0-1 (sid) |
| debian | firefox-esr | < firefox 69.0-1 (sid) | firefox 69.0-1 (sid) |
| mozilla | firefox | < 69.0 | 69.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 69.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.4 | 69.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.4 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 69.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | 69.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 69.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | 69.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 69.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | 69.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= unspecified < 69 | 69 |
| mozilla | firefox_esr | < 68.1.0 | 68.1.0 |
| mozilla | firefox_esr | >= unspecified < 68.1 | 68.1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_ubuntu9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian6.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat6.5MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
Firefox regression
vendor_ubuntu·2019-10-08·CVSS 9.8
[CRITICAL] Firefox regression
Title: Firefox regression
Summary: USN-4122-1 caused a regression in Firefox.
USN-4122-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused a
regression that resulted in a crash when changing YouTube playback speed
in some circumstances. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to obtain sensitive information, bypass Content
Security Policy (CSP) protections, bypass same-origin restrictions,
conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, cause a denial of service, or
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-5849, CVE-2019-11734, CVE-2019-11735,
CVE-2019-11737, CVE-2019-11738, CVE-2
Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2019-09-04·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2019-5849 [CRITICAL] Firefox vulnerabilities
Title: Firefox vulnerabilities
Summary: Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a malicious website.
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to obtain sensitive information, bypass Content
Security Policy (CSP) protections, bypass same-origin restrictions,
conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, cause a denial of service, or
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-5849, CVE-2019-11734, CVE-2019-11735,
CVE-2019-11737, CVE-2019-11738, CVE-2019-11740, CVE-2019-11742,
CVE-2019-11743, CVE-2019-11744, CVE-2019-11746, CVE-2019-11748,
CVE-2019-11749, CVE-2019-11750, CVE-2019-11752)
It was discovered that a compromised content process could lo
Red Hat
Mozilla: 'Forget about this site' removes sites from pre-loaded HSTS list
vendor_redhat·2019-09-03·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2019-11747 [MEDIUM] CWE-358 Mozilla: 'Forget about this site' removes sites from pre-loaded HSTS list
Mozilla: 'Forget about this site' removes sites from pre-loaded HSTS list
The "Forget about this site" feature in the History pane is intended to remove all saved user data that indicates a user has visited a site. This includes removing any HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) settings received from sites that use it. Due to a bug, sites on the pre-load list also have their HSTS setting removed. On the next visit to that site if the user specifies an http: URL rather than secure https: they will not be protected by the pre-loaded HSTS setting. After that visit the site's HSTS setting will be restored. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 69 and Firefox ESR < 68.1.
Package: firefox (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Out of support scope
Package: firefox (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not a
Debian
CVE-2019-11747: firefox - The "Forget about this site" feature in the History pane is intended to remove a...
vendor_debian·2019·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2019-11747 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-11747: firefox - The "Forget about this site" feature in the History pane is intended to remove a...
The "Forget about this site" feature in the History pane is intended to remove all saved user data that indicates a user has visited a site. This includes removing any HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) settings received from sites that use it. Due to a bug, sites on the pre-load list also have their HSTS setting removed. On the next visit to that site if the user specifies an http: URL rather than secure https: they will not be protected by the pre-loaded HSTS setting. After that visit the site's HSTS setting will be restored. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 69 and Firefox ESR < 68.1.
Scope: local
sid: resolved (fixed in 69.0-1)
GHSA
GHSA-9f7j-g98g-532j: The "Forget about this site" feature in the History pane is intended to remove all saved user data that indicates a user has visited a site
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2019-11747 [MEDIUM] CWE-665 GHSA-9f7j-g98g-532j: The "Forget about this site" feature in the History pane is intended to remove all saved user data that indicates a user has visited a site
The "Forget about this site" feature in the History pane is intended to remove all saved user data that indicates a user has visited a site. This includes removing any HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) settings received from sites that use it. Due to a bug, sites on the pre-load list also have their HSTS setting removed. On the next visit to that site if the user specifies an http: URL rather than secure https: they will not be protected by the pre-loaded HSTS setting. After that visit the site's HSTS setting will be restored. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 69 and Firefox ESR < 68.1.
OSV
firefox regression
osv·2019-10-08·CVSS 9.8
[CRITICAL] firefox regression
firefox regression
USN-4122-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused a
regression that resulted in a crash when changing YouTube playback speed
in some circumstances. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to obtain sensitive information, bypass Content
Security Policy (CSP) protections, bypass same-origin restrictions,
conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, cause a denial of service, or
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-5849, CVE-2019-11734, CVE-2019-11735,
CVE-2019-11737, CVE-2019-11738, CVE-2019-11740, CVE-2019-11742,
CVE-2019-11743, CVE-2019-11744, C
OSV
CVE-2019-11747: The "Forget about this site" feature in the History pane is intended to remove all saved user data that indicates a user has visited a site
osv·2019-09-27·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2019-11747 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-11747: The "Forget about this site" feature in the History pane is intended to remove all saved user data that indicates a user has visited a site
The "Forget about this site" feature in the History pane is intended to remove all saved user data that indicates a user has visited a site. This includes removing any HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) settings received from sites that use it. Due to a bug, sites on the pre-load list also have their HSTS setting removed. On the next visit to that site if the user specifies an http: URL rather than secure https: they will not be protected by the pre-loaded HSTS setting. After that visit the site's HSTS setting will be restored. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 69 and Firefox ESR < 68.1.
OSV
firefox vulnerabilities
osv·2019-09-04·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2019-5849 [CRITICAL] firefox vulnerabilities
firefox vulnerabilities
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to obtain sensitive information, bypass Content
Security Policy (CSP) protections, bypass same-origin restrictions,
conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, cause a denial of service, or
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-5849, CVE-2019-11734, CVE-2019-11735,
CVE-2019-11737, CVE-2019-11738, CVE-2019-11740, CVE-2019-11742,
CVE-2019-11743, CVE-2019-11744, CVE-2019-11746, CVE-2019-11748,
CVE-2019-11749, CVE-2019-11750, CVE-2019-11752)
It was discovered that a compromised content process could log in to a
malicious Firefox Sync account. An attacker could potentially exploit
this, in combination with anothe
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-11747 Mozilla: 'Forget about this site' removes sites from pre-loaded HSTS list
bugzilla·2019-09-04·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2019-11747 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-11747 Mozilla: 'Forget about this site' removes sites from pre-loaded HSTS list
CVE-2019-11747 Mozilla: 'Forget about this site' removes sites from pre-loaded HSTS list
The "Forget about this site" feature in the History pane is intended to remove all saved user data that indicates a user has visited a site. This includes removing any HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) settings received from sites that use it. Due to a bug, sites on the pre-load list also have their HSTS setting removed. On the next visit to that site if the user specifies an `http:` URL rather than secure `https:` they will not be protected by the pre-loaded HSTS setting. After that visit the site's HSTS setting will be restored.
External Reference:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-26/#CVE-2019-11747
Discussion:
Acknowledgments:
Name: the Mozilla project
Upstream:
Bugzilla
Firefox 69.0 is available
bugzilla·2019-09-03·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2019-11751 [CRITICAL] Firefox 69.0 is available
Firefox 69.0 is available
Description of problem:
Firefox 69.0 is available
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
69.0
Additional info:
Release Notes: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/69.0/releasenotes/
Security Advisory: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-25/
Security
- CVE-2019-11751: Malicious code execution through command line parameters
- CVE-2019-11746: Use-after-free while manipulating video
- CVE-2019-11744: XSS by breaking out of title and textarea elements using innerHTML
- CVE-2019-11742: Same-origin policy violation with SVG filters and canvas to steal cross-origin images
- CVE-2019-11736: File manipulation and privilege escalation in Mozilla Maintenance Service
- CVE-2019-11753: Privilege escalation with Mozilla Maint
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00011.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00017.htmlhttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1564481https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-25/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-26/http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00011.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00017.htmlhttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1564481https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-25/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-26/
2019-09-27
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