Secure Application Plug-ins

Details

Some active content such as audio and video can be automatically loaded by Firefox on websites. It is recommended to secure application plug-ins.

Some malicious websites use active content to exploit vulnerabilities in the active content handling application plug-in. It is recommended to always prompt the user when a website is about to load active content.

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(“browser.helperApps.alwaysAsk.force”, true);

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

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 Windows.

References

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Updated on July 16, 2022
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