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CVE-2019-17020 json

If an XML file is served with a Content Security Policy and the XML file includes an XSL stylesheet, the Content Security Policy will not b…

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-7494

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

If an XML file is served with a Content Security Policy and the XML file includes an XSL stylesheet, the Content Security Policy will not be applied to the contents of the XSL stylesheet. If the XSL sheet e.g. includes JavaScript, it would bypass any of the restrictions of the Content Security Policy applied to the XML document. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 72.

Patch / fix

  • mozilla firefox 72.0
  • firefox Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 72.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  • firefox Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 72.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • firefox Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 72.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2019-17020

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  • firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 92.0-1.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1

  • firefox Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +9 more 71.0.1-r0
  • librewolf Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +1 more 71.0.1-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2019-17020

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • firefox Arch Linux 72.0-1

arch linux advisories AVG-1084

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2019-17020 updated cvss 6.5

Mozilla: Content Security Policy bypass for XSL stylesheet

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 firefox, thunderbird Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 firefox, thunderbird Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 firefox, thunderbird Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 firefox, thunderbird
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

1.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • Mozilla Firefox

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

Sources

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