CVE-2019-25136 Code injection in Firefox

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

A compromised child process could inject XBL Bindings into privileged CSS rules, allowing arbitrary code execution and sandbox escape in Firefox.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-25136?

CVE-2019-25136 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 19 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A compromised child process could have injected XBL Bindings into privileged CSS rules, resulting in arbitrary code execution and a sandbox escape. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 70.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-25136?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2019-25136?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-25136 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2019-25136 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-25136 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-x428-6vv2-wx8p.

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