CVE-2019-11698 (GCVE-0-2019-11698)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-07-23 13:21 – Updated: 2024-08-04 23:03
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
If a crafted hyperlink is dragged and dropped to the bookmark bar or sidebar and the resulting bookmark is subsequently dragged and dropped into the web content area, an arbitrary query of a user's browser history can be run and transmitted to the content page via drop event data. This allows for the theft of browser history by a malicious site. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.7, Firefox < 67, and Firefox ESR < 60.7.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CWE
- Theft of user history data through drag and drop of hyperlinks to and from bookmarks
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1543191 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
3 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Thunderbird |
Affected:
unspecified , < 60.7
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Mozilla | Firefox |
Affected:
unspecified , < 67
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR |
Affected:
unspecified , < 60.7
(custom)
|
guessed |
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