ghsa-mm6c-gvcp-4p56
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-24 16:57
Modified
2022-05-24 16:57
Details

Logging-related command line parameters are not properly sanitized when Firefox is launched by another program, such as when a user clicks on malicious links in a chat application. This can be used to write a log file to an arbitrary location such as the Windows 'Startup' folder.
Note: this issue only affects Firefox on Windows operating systems.. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 69 and Firefox ESR < 68.1.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2019-11751"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2019-09-27T18:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Logging-related command line parameters are not properly sanitized when Firefox is launched by another program, such as when a user clicks on malicious links in a chat application. This can be used to write a log file to an arbitrary location such as the Windows \u0027Startup\u0027 folder. \u003cbr\u003e*Note: this issue only affects Firefox on Windows operating systems.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox \u003c 69 and Firefox ESR \u003c 68.1.",
  "id": "GHSA-mm6c-gvcp-4p56",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T16:57:05Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T16:57:05Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1572838"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-25"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-26"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00011.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00017.html"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
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