// For flags

CVE-2019-11717

Mozilla: Caret character improperly escaped in origins

Severity Score

5.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A vulnerability exists where the caret ("^") character is improperly escaped constructing some URIs due to it being used as a separator, allowing for possible spoofing of origin attributes. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.8, Firefox < 68, and Thunderbird < 60.8.

Se presenta una vulnerabilidad en la que el carácter de intercalación ("^") se escapa inapropiadamente al construir algunos URI debido a que se utiliza como separador, lo que permite la posible suplantación de atributos de origen. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a Firefox ESR anterior a versión 60.8, Firefox anterior a versión 68 y Thunderbird anterior a versión 60.8.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-05-03 CVE Reserved
  • 2019-07-11 CVE Published
  • 2024-07-16 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-04 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-116: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
  • CWE-138: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Mozilla
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Firefox
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< 68.0
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Affected
Mozilla
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Firefox Esr
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< 60.8.0
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Affected
Mozilla
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Thunderbird
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< 60.8.0
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Affected
Debian
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Debian Linux
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8.0
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-
Affected
Novell
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Suse Package Hub For Suse Linux Enterprise
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12
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-
Affected
Opensuse
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Leap
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15.0
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Opensuse
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Leap
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15.1
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Affected