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.
References
Link Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1440079 Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-13/ Vendor Advisory
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published: 2019-07-23T13:22:10

Updated: 2019-07-23T13:22:10

Reserved: 2019-05-03T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2019-11697

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2019-07-23T14:15:14.437

Modified: 2019-07-29T13:51:54.080


Link: CVE-2019-11697

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