CVE-2019-11708
Mozilla: Sandbox escape using Prompt:Open
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · June 20, 2019
Updated · January 9, 2026
Description
Insufficient vetting of parameters passed with the Prompt:Open IPC message between child and parent processes can result in the non-sandboxed parent process opening web content chosen by a compromised child process. When combined with additional vulnerabilities this could result in executing arbitrary code on the user's computer. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.7.2, Firefox < 67.0.4, and Thunderbird < 60.7.2.
Statement
In general, this flaw cannot be exploited through email in Thunderbird because scripting is disabled when reading mail.
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 · 10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-270 · Privilege Context Switching Error