CVE-2019-11748

Mozilla: Persistence of WebRTC permissions in a third party context

Published Sep 27, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
WebRTC in Firefox will honor persisted permissions given to sites for access to microphone and camera resources even when in a third-party context. In light of recent high profile vulnerabilities in other software, a decision was made to no longer persist these permissions. This avoids the possibility of trusted WebRTC resources being invisibly embedded in web content and abusing permissions previously given by users. Users will now be prompted for permissions on each use. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 69 and Firefox ESR < 68.1.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-3418 WebRTC in Firefox will honor persisted permissions given to sites for access to microphone and camera resources even when in a third-party context. In light of recent high profile vulnerabilities in other software, a decision was made to no longer persist these permissions. This avoids the possibility of trusted WebRTC resources being invisibly embedded in web content and abusing permissions previously given by users. Users will now be prompted for permissions on each use. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 69 and Firefox ESR < 68.1.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 11:03 PM
Reserved
May 3, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 27, 2019, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:13 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 3, 2019, 12:00 AM