CVE-2019-11697 | BDVDB-2026-119643 Detail

MozillaFirefox

Description#

If the ALT and "a" keys are pressed when users receive an extension installation prompt, the extension will be installed without the install prompt delay that keeps the prompt visible in order for users to accept or decline the installation. A malicious web page could use this with spoofing on the page to trick users into installing a malicious extension. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 67.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-13/
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1440079

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12019-07-23Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-04Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.