CVE-2024-11697

Nov. 27, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

8.8
High

Description

When handling keypress events, an attacker may have been able to trick a user into bypassing the "Open Executable File?" confirmation dialog. This could have led to malicious code execution. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 133, Firefox ESR < 128.5, Thunderbird < 133, and Thunderbird < 128.5.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
Thunderbird
  • < 133
  • < 128.5
Firefox
  • < 133
  • ESR < 128.5

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

References

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1842187
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-63/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-64/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-67/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-68/

Tags

CWE-94
security@mozilla.org
2024-11-26
CVE-2024-11697

CVSS Score

8.8 / 10

CVSS Data

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH
    • View Vector String

    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Date

  • Published: Nov. 26, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
  • Last Modified: Nov. 27, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security@mozilla.org

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