Vulnerability identifier: #VU20824
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Client/Desktop applications /
Web browsers
Vendor: Mozilla
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escape sandbox restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to a combination of issues related to a compromised sandboxed content and the Firefox Sync ability to synchronize data with the malicious account. A remote attacker can can compromise a sandboxed content process using a different vulnerability, and then escape that sandbox by loading accounts.firefox.com
in that process and forcing a log-in to a malicious Firefox Sync account. Preference settings that disable the sandbox are then synchronized to the local machine and the compromised browser would restart without the sandbox if a crash is triggered.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Mozilla Firefox: 66.0.2 - 68.0.2
External links
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-25/
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-782/
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.