CVE-2019-11697 (NVD)

2019-07-23

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.

Products Firefox
Type Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
First patch - None (likely due to unavailable code)
Links https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1440079
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-13/