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Red Hat: CVE-2019-11712: CVE-2019-11712 Mozilla: Cross-origin POST requests can be made with NPAPI plugins by following 308 redirects (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2019-11712: CVE-2019-11712 Mozilla: Cross-origin POST requests can be made with NPAPI plugins by following 308 redirects (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/11/2019
Created
07/13/2019
Added
07/12/2019
Modified
12/15/2023

Description

POST requests made by NPAPI plugins, such as Flash, that receive a status 308 redirect response can bypass CORS requirements. This can allow an attacker to perform Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.8, Firefox < 68, and Thunderbird < 60.8.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-firefox
  • redhat-upgrade-firefox-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-firefox-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-thunderbird
  • redhat-upgrade-thunderbird-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-thunderbird-debugsource

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