{"id":5775,"date":"2013-01-11T09:56:51","date_gmt":"2013-01-11T17:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/?p=5775"},"modified":"2013-01-11T09:56:51","modified_gmt":"2013-01-11T17:56:51","slug":"protecting-users-against-java-vulnerability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2013\/01\/11\/protecting-users-against-java-vulnerability\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting Users Against Java Vulnerability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As explained on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/security\/2013\/01\/11\/protecting-users-against-java-vulnerability\/\">this post<\/a> in the Mozilla Security Blog, all versions of the Java plugin are vulnerable to a security bug that could compromise users&#8217; systems. Because of this, all versions of the Java plugin will be blocked in Firefox 17 and above.<\/p>\n<p>This is a click-to-play block, meaning that the plugin will be disabled by default, but you will be prompted if you visit a site that has a Java applet, giving you the option to enable it for that session, or always enable it for that site.<\/p>\n<p>We recommend that you visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/plugincheck\/\">plugin check page<\/a> frequently, in case an update for the Java plugin becomes available soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As explained on this post in the Mozilla Security Blog, all versions of the Java plugin are vulnerable to a security bug that could compromise users&#8217; systems. 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