NPAPI plugins, such as Adobe Flash, can send non-simple cross-origin requests, bypassing CORS by making a same-origin POST that does a 307 redirect to the target site. This allows for a malicious site to engage in cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks.
External Reference:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-16/#CVE-2018-12364