CVE-2024-29944Inclusion of Web Functionality from an Untrusted Source in Mozilla Firefox

Severity
8.4HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.4%
top 19.51%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedMar 22
Latest updateApr 4

Description

An attacker was able to inject an event handler into a privileged object that would allow arbitrary JavaScript execution in the parent process. Note: This vulnerability affects Desktop Firefox only, it does not affect mobile versions of Firefox. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 124.0.1 and Firefox ESR < 115.9.1.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.5 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

CVEListV5mozilla/firefoxunspecified124.0.1
NVDmozilla/firefox< 115.9.1+1
CVEListV5mozilla/firefox_esrunspecified115.9.1

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

5
OSV
firefox regressions2024-04-04
OSV
firefox vulnerabilities2024-03-25
OSV
CVE-2024-29944: An attacker was able to inject an event handler into a privileged object that would allow arbitrary JavaScript execution in the parent process2024-03-22
CVEList
CVE-2024-29944: An attacker was able to inject an event handler into a privileged object that would allow arbitrary JavaScript execution in the parent process2024-03-22
GHSA
GHSA-cm37-53wc-mx6g: An attacker was able to inject an event handler into a privileged object that would allow arbitrary JavaScript execution in the parent process2024-03-22

📋Vendor Advisories

5
Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities2024-03-25
Red Hat
Mozilla: Privileged JavaScript Execution via Event Handlers2024-03-22
Debian
CVE-2024-29944: firefox - An attacker was able to inject an event handler into a privileged object that wo...2024
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2024-16: CVE-2024-29944
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2024-15: CVE-2024-29944
CVE-2024-29944 — Mozilla Firefox vulnerability | cvebase