CVE-2019-9808: mozilla firefox Origin Validation Error
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-9808 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Origin Validation Error vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 4Timeline
- 26-04-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
If WebRTC permission is requested from documents with data: or blob: URLs, the permission notifications do not properly display the originating domain. The notification states "Unknown origin" as the requestee, leading to user confusion about which site is asking for this permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 66.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.40%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
32%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.40% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu3 products
- firefox< 66.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 66.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | < 66.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- mozjs38All versions (No fix recorded)
- mozjs52All versions (No fix recorded)
Mozilla1 product
- firefox≥ unspecified, < 66 | < 66.0
2 vendors · 4 products
References
7 links- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1434634X Refsource MISCIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory