CVE-2019-11697 describes a vulnerability in Firefox versions prior to 67 where pressing ALT and "a" during an extension installation prompt bypasses the typical delay, allowing for immediate installation. A malicious webpage could exploit this by spoofing the prompt, tricking users into installing harmful extensions. Rated 6.5 Medium on CVSS, this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L) and could lead to high integrity impact (I:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 67CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 67.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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