CVE-2019-11747

Summary

The "Forget about this site" feature in the History pane is intended to remove all saved user data that indicates a user has visited a site. This includes removing any HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) settings received from sites that use it. Due to a bug, sites on the pre-load list also have their HSTS setting removed. On the next visit to that site if the user specifies an http: URL rather than secure https: they will not be protected by the pre-loaded HSTS setting. After that visit the site's HSTS setting will be restored. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 69 and Firefox ESR < 68.1.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
MozillaFirefoxunspecified < 69affected
MozillaFirefox ESRunspecified < 68.1affected

Weaknesses

  • 'Forget about this site' removes sites from pre-loaded HSTS list

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

References