Firefox cryptomining protection must be enabled.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The Content Blocking/Tracking Protection feature stops Firefox from loading content from malicious sites. The content might be a script or an image, for example. If a site is on one of the tracker lists that Firefox is set to use, the fingerprinting script (or other tracking script/image) will not be loaded from that site. Cryptomining scripts use a computer's central processing unit to invisibly mine cryptocurrency.

ID: SV-251568r879587_rule
Version: FFOX-00-000024
Severity: Medium
References: CCI-000381
Updated: about 2 months ago

Remediation Templates

Windows group policy:
1. Open the group policy editor tool with "gpedit.msc".
2. Navigate to Policy Path: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Mozilla\Firefox\Tracking Protection
Policy Name: Cryptomining
Policy State: Enabled
macOS "plist" file:
Add the following:
<key>EnableTrackingProtection</key>
  <dict>
    <key>Cryptomining</key>
 <true/>
  </dict>

Linux "policies.json" file:
Add the following in the policies section:
"EnableTrackingProtection": {
  "Cryptomining": true
}

Firefox cryptomining protection must be enabled.

Description

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure