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Vulnerability details: VCID-pjt5-ctch-xfes
Vulnerability ID VCID-pjt5-ctch-xfes
Aliases CVE-2019-11708
Summary Insufficient vetting of parameters passed with the Prompt:Open IPC message between child and parent processes can result in the non-sandboxed parent process opening web content chosen by a compromised child process. When combined with additional vulnerabilities this could result in executing arbitrary code on the user's computer.
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 9.0
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-270 Privilege Context Switching Error
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 10.0 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155592/Mozilla-Firefox-Windows-64-Bit-Chain-Exploit.html
ssvc Attend http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155592/Mozilla-Firefox-Windows-64-Bit-Chain-Exploit.html
cvssv3 10.0 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2019-11708.json
epss 0.53987 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-11708
epss 0.53987 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-11708
epss 0.53987 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-11708
epss 0.53987 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-11708
epss 0.53987 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-11708
epss 0.53987 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-11708
epss 0.53987 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-11708
epss 0.53987 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-11708
epss 0.53987 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-11708
epss 0.53987 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-11708
epss 0.53987 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-11708
epss 0.53987 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-11708
epss 0.53987 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-11708
cvssv3.1 10.0 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1559858
ssvc Attend https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1559858
cvssv2 10.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11708
cvssv3.1 10.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11708
archlinux High https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-997
cvssv3.1 10.0 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-12
ssvc Attend https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-12
generic_textual high https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-19
generic_textual high https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-20
cvssv3.1 10.0 https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-19/
ssvc Attend https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-19/
cvssv3.1 10.0 https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-20/
ssvc Attend https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-20/
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2019-11708.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-11708
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-11707
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-11708
1722673 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1722673
201908-12 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-12
ASA-201906-20 https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201906-20
AVG-997 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-997
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2019-11708 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11708
CVE-2019-9810;CVE-2019-11708 Exploit https://github.com/0vercl0k/CVE-2019-11708/tree/1cdf26140f17de8a620e90f4f6ea3865e18e49ad
CVE-2019-9810;CVE-2019-11708 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows_x86-64/local/47752.js
mfsa2019-19 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-19
mfsa2019-19 https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-19/
mfsa2019-20 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-20
mfsa2019-20 https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-20/
Mozilla-Firefox-Windows-64-Bit-Chain-Exploit.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155592/Mozilla-Firefox-Windows-64-Bit-Chain-Exploit.html
RHSA-2019:1603 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1603
RHSA-2019:1604 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1604
RHSA-2019:1623 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1623
RHSA-2019:1624 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1624
RHSA-2019:1626 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1626
RHSA-2019:1696 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1696
show_bug.cgi?id=1559858 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1559858
USN-4032-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4032-1/
USN-4045-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4045-1/
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Dec. 9, 2019
Description Mozilla FireFox (Windows 10 x64) - Full Chain Client Side Attack
Ransomware campaign use Unknown
Source publication date Dec. 7, 2019
Exploit type local
Platform windows_x86-64
Source update date Dec. 9, 2019
Source URL https://github.com/0vercl0k/CVE-2019-11708/tree/1cdf26140f17de8a620e90f4f6ea3865e18e49ad
Data source KEV
Date added May 23, 2022
Description Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird contain a sandbox escape vulnerability that could result in remote code execution.
Required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Due date June 13, 2022
Note 
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11708
Ransomware campaign use Unknown
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155592/Mozilla-Firefox-Windows-64-Bit-Chain-Exploit.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:A/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:A/2025-02-07T12:50:03Z/ Found at http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155592/Mozilla-Firefox-Windows-64-Bit-Chain-Exploit.html
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2019-11708.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1559858
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:A/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:A/2025-02-07T12:50:03Z/ Found at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1559858
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11708
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11708
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-12
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:A/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:A/2025-02-07T12:50:03Z/ Found at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-12
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-19/
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:A/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:A/2025-02-07T12:50:03Z/ Found at https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-19/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-20/
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:A/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:A/2025-02-07T12:50:03Z/ Found at https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-20/
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.97893
EPSS Score 0.53987
Published At July 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:09:59.844757+00:00 Mozilla Importer Import https://github.com/mozilla/foundation-security-advisories/blob/master/announce/2019/mfsa2019-20.yml 37.0.0