CVE-2019-11711: High severity thunderbird vulnerability

Published Jul 9, 2019
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Updated

When an inner window is reused, it does not consider the use of document.domain for cross-origin protections. If pages on different subdomains ever cooperatively use document.domain, then either page can abuse this to inject script into arbitrary pages on the other subdomain, even those that did not use document.domain to relax their origin security.

Affected Software

9 affected componentsFixes available
Mozilla Thunderbird<68
68
Mozilla Thunderbird<60.8
60.8
Mozilla Firefox<68
68
Mozilla Firefox ESR<60.8
60.8
Mozilla Firefox<68.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR<60.8.0
Mozilla Thunderbird<60.8.0
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Mozilla Firefox<60.8.0

Event History

Jul 9, 2019
CVE Published
via Mozilla·12:00 AM
Jul 23, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:19 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:19 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2019-11711?

CVE-2019-11711 is a vulnerability that allows an attacker to inject script into arbitrary pages on different subdomains in Firefox and Thunderbird.

2

How does CVE-2019-11711 affect Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR?

CVE-2019-11711 affects Mozilla Firefox versions up to and excluding 68 and Firefox ESR versions up to and excluding 60.8.

3

How does CVE-2019-11711 affect Mozilla Thunderbird?

CVE-2019-11711 affects Mozilla Thunderbird versions up to and excluding 68.

4

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2019-11711?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2019-11711 by abusing the reuse of an inner window and using document.domain for cross-origin protections to inject script into arbitrary pages on different subdomains.

5

What is the severity of CVE-2019-11711?

CVE-2019-11711 has a severity rating of 8.8 (high) according to the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).

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