CVE-2019-9801

Mozilla: Windows programs that are not 'URL Handlers' are exposed to web content

Published Apr 26, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
Firefox will accept any registered Program ID as an external protocol handler and offer to launch this local application when given a matching URL on Windows operating systems. This should only happen if the program has specifically registered itself as a "URL Handler" in the Windows registry. *Note: This issue only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.6, Firefox ESR < 60.6, and Firefox < 66.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-19163 Firefox will accept any registered Program ID as an external protocol handler and offer to launch this local application when given a matching URL on Windows operating systems. This should only happen if the program has specifically registered itself as a "URL Handler" in the Windows registry. *Note: This issue only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.6, Firefox ESR < 60.6, and Firefox < 66.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 10:01 PM
Reserved
Mar 14, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 26, 2019, 5:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:44 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 20, 2019, 12:00 AM