Details

This feature enables Mozilla to retrieve a list of blocked applications from the server.

Enabling Mozilla to access the list of blocked applications mitigates the risk of installing a known malicious application.

Solution

Perform the following procedure:

* Open the mozilla.cfg file in the installation directory with a text editor

* Add the following lines to mozilla.cfg:

lockPref(“extensions.blocklist.enabled”, true);

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/1158

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|CM-7(4)

Source

• Tenable.com/audits