CVE-2024-8383
Sept. 6, 2024, 7:15 p.m.
7.5
High
Description
Firefox normally asks for confirmation before asking the operating system to find an application to handle a scheme that the browser does not support. It did not ask before doing so for the Usenet-related schemes news: and snews:. Since most operating systems don't have a trusted newsreader installed by default, an unscrupulous program that the user downloaded could register itself as a handler. The website that served the application download could then launch that application at will. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 130, Firefox ESR < 128.2, and Firefox ESR < 115.15.
Product(s) Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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| Mozilla |
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Weaknesses
Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
*CPE(s)
Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language | Software Edition | Target Software | Target Hardware | Other Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | mozilla | firefox | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | mozilla | firefox_esr | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | mozilla | firefox_esr | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
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CVSS Score
CVSS Data - 3.1
- Attack Vector: NETWORK
- Attack Complexity: LOW
- Privileges Required: NONE
- Scope: UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact: NONE
- Integrity Impact: HIGH
- Availability Impact: NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Timeline
Published: Sept. 3, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Sept. 6, 2024, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Sept. 6, 2024, 7:15 p.m.
Status : Modified
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More infoSource
security@mozilla.org
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