#VU22170 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2019-17000
Published: October 23, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22170
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17000
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox
Software vendor:
Mozilla
Mozilla
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to the object tag with a data URI does not correctly inherit the document's Content Security Policy. A remote attacker can use a specually crafted website to bypass a cross-origin frame if the document's policy explicitly allowed data: URIs.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.