CVE-2019-11737 Security feature bypass in Firefox

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass Content Security Policy restrictions by using wildcards, allowing unauthorized content loading in Firefox.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2019-11737?

CVE-2019-11737 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 27 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

If a wildcard ('*') is specified for the host in Content Security Policy (CSP) directives, any port or path restriction of the directive will be ignored, leading to CSP directives not being properly applied to content. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 69.

Weakness: CWE-345

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11737?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2019-11737?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2019-11737 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11737 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-fmq6-m827-77jc, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11737.

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