CVE-2019-11751

Firefox ESR: Logging-related command line parameters are not properly sanitized when Firefox is launched by another…

CVE-2019-11751 is fixed in Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US) on 1 platform by Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US) 78.0esr (version 78.0esr), released June 25, 2020. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
8.8
No vendor severity
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0106
64th percentile

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. <br>*Note: this issue only affects Firefox on Windows operating systems.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 69 and Firefox ESR < 68.1.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Windows apps
Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US) 78.0esr Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US) 78.0esr Jun 25, 2020