CVE-2019-11702

Mozilla: IE protocols can be used to open known local files

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.1

CVSS 3.0

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Published · June 11, 2019

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

A hyperlink using protocols associated with Internet Explorer, such as IE.HTTP:, can be used to open local files at a known location with Internet Explorer if a user approves execution when prompted. Note: this issue only occurs on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 67.0.2.

Statement

This vulnerability only affects versions of Firefox on the Windows operating system. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is not affected.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 6.1
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE-552 · Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties