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medium 6.1

CVE-2019-11715 json

Due to an error while parsing page content, it is possible for properly sanitized user input to be misinterpreted and lead to XSS hazards o…

published 2019-07-23 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-3385

cvss
6.1
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.5%
EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Due to an error while parsing page content, it is possible for properly sanitized user input to be misinterpreted and lead to XSS hazards on web sites in certain circumstances. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.8, Firefox < 68, and Thunderbird < 60.8.

Patch / fix

  • Mozilla Firefox ESR 60.8
  • Mozilla Firefox 68
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 60.8
  • firefox-esr Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 60.8.0esr-1
  • thunderbird Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:60.8.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-11715

  • firefox Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 68.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  • firefox Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 68.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1:60.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 1:60.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11715

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  • thunderbird RHEL 6 60.8.0-1.el6_10
  • thunderbird RHEL 7 60.8.0-1.el7_6
  • thunderbird RHEL 8 60.8.0-1.el8_0
  • firefox RHEL 8 60.8.0-1.el8_0
  • firefox RHEL 7 60.8.0-1.el7_6
  • firefox RHEL 6 60.8.0-1.el6_10

red hat advisories RHSA-2019:1777RHSA-2019:1775RHSA-2019:1799RHSA-2019:1764RHSA-2019:1763RHSA-2019:1765

  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +18 more 68.1.0-109.89.1
  • MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +16 more 68-32.8.1
  • MozillaThunderbird SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP1, SLE Workstation Extension 15 68.1.1-3.51.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP3-BCL, SLES 12 SP2-BCL +15 more 60.8.0-109.83.3
  • mozilla-nss SLES 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP3-BCL, SLES 12 SP2-BCL +15 more 3.44.1-58.28.1
  • MozillaThunderbird SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP1, SLE Workstation Extension 15 60.8.0-3.46.2
  • MozillaFirefox SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 60.8.0-3.51.4
  • mozilla-nss SLE Module for Server Applications 15 SP1, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP1, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 3.44.1-3.16.2

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2019:14246-1SUSE-SU-2019:2620-1SUSE-SU-2019:2515-1SUSE-SU-2019:1861-2SUSE-SU-2019:1960-1SUSE-SU-2019:1869-1

  • firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 92.0-1.2
  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 91.1.1-1.1
  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Leap 15.1 68.1.1-lp151.2.13.1
  • enigmail openSUSE Leap 15.1 2.1.2-lp151.2.6.1
  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Leap 15.0 68.1.1-lp150.3.51.1
  • enigmail openSUSE Leap 15.0 2.1.2-lp150.34.1
  • MozillaThunderbird Package Hub 12 60.8.0-88.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10601-1openSUSE-SU-2019:2249-1openSUSE-SU-2019:2248-1openSUSE-SU-2019:1990-1

  • firefox-esr Alpine 3.10, Alpine 3.9 60.8.0-r0
  • firefox-esr Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +10 more 68.0-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2019-11715

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  • firefox Arch Linux 68.0-1

arch linux advisories AVG-1002

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2019-11715 updated cvss 6.1

Mozilla: HTML parsing error can contribute to content XSS

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 firefox
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox 60.8.0-1.el8_0, thunderbird 60.8.0-1.el8_0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:1764
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox 60.8.0-1.el7_6, thunderbird 60.8.0-1.el7_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox 60.8.0-1.el7_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:1763
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox 60.8.0-1.el6_10, thunderbird 60.8.0-1.el6_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) firefox 60.8.0-1.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:1765
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) firefox 60.8.0-1.el7_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:1763
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) thunderbird 60.8.0-1.el7_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:1775
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox 60.8.0-1.el6_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox 60.8.0-1.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:1765
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox 60.8.0-1.el7_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:1763
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) firefox 60.8.0-1.el6_10, thunderbird 60.8.0-1.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:1765
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox 60.8.0-1.el7_6, thunderbird 60.8.0-1.el7_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:1763
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox 60.8.0-1.el6_10, thunderbird 60.8.0-1.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:1765
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox 60.8.0-1.el7_6, thunderbird 60.8.0-1.el7_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:1763
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) firefox 60.8.0-1.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:1765
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox 60.8.0-1.el7_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:1763

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Exploit prediction

1.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • Mozilla Firefox ESR
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Mozilla Thunderbird

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.