Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2019-17001 |
CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
firefox (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU22171
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17001
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the Content-Security-Policy that blocks in-line scripts could be bypassed using an object tag to execute JavaScript in the protected document. A remote attacker can use such behavior in conjunction with XSS vulnerability on the website to bypass CSP protection using object tag when script-src 'none' is specified.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsfirefox (Alpine package): 69.0.3-r0
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=795c32179f1238f33dd64c4fab4a8e94d9017368
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.