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CVE-2019-11753

HIGH
7.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

The Firefox installer allows Firefox to be installed to a custom user writable location, leaving it unprotected from manipulation by unprivileged users or malware. If the Mozilla Maintenance Service is manipulated to update this unprotected location and the updated maintenance service in the unprotected location has been altered, the altered maintenance service can run with elevated privileges during the update process due to a lack of integrity checks. This allows for privilege escalation if the executable has been replaced locally. *Note: This attack requires local system access and only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 69, Firefox ESR < 60.9, and Firefox ESR < 68.1.

How to fix

Remediation Available
DeveloperEditionWindows application
Affected:60.9.0Fixed in:60.9.0Mozilla
Affected:69.0Fixed in:69.0Mozilla
Mozilla Firefox (en-US)Windows application
Affected:69.0Fixed in:69.0Mozilla
Affected:60.9.0Fixed in:60.9.0Mozilla
Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US)Windows application
Affected:68.0 68.1.0Fixed in:68.1.0Mozilla

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.23%probability of exploitation in 30 days
13thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 13% of all known CVEs.

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