# CVE-2019-11747: 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.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 69, 68.1
- Published: 2019-09-27 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Mozilla Firefox: fixed in 69
- Mozilla Firefox ESR: fixed in 68.1

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox ESR, upgrade to a fixed version (69, 68.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1564481
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-25/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-26/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00011.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00017.html

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