2.2 Enable Auto-Notification of Outdated Plugins

Information

This feature automatically detects when installed plugins are out of date and notifies the users to update the plugins.
Outdated plugins can be vulnerable or unstable, and can be exploited by malicious websites.

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("plugins.update.notifyUser", true);

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

References: 800-53|SI-4(5)

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 930c8bdb41d74130eae19a596f059ad112767d710c5f462ea0b60b38c89379a0