CVE-2024-4767 — Incomplete Cleanup in Mozilla Firefox

CWE-459 — Incomplete CleanupCWE-359 — Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized ActorCWE-212 — Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer14 documents8 sources
Severity
4.3MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8
EPSS
0.9%
top 24.74%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Mozilla FirefoxMozilla Firefox ESRMozilla Thunderbird+1 more
Timeline
PublishedMay 14
Latest updateMay 29

Description

If the `browser.privatebrowsing.autostart` preference is enabled, IndexedDB files were not properly deleted when the window was closed. This preference is disabled by default in Firefox. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 126, Firefox ESR < 115.11, and Thunderbird < 115.11.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 1.4

Affected Packages8 packages

▶CVEListV5mozilla/firefoxunspecified — 126
▶NVDmozilla/firefox< 115.11.0+1
▶CVEListV5mozilla/firefox_esrunspecified — 115.11
▶Ubuntumozilla/firefox< 126.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1+1
▶CVEListV5mozilla/thunderbirdunspecified — 115.11

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
firefox regressions↗2024-05-29
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OSV
thunderbird vulnerabilities↗2024-05-22
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OSV
firefox vulnerabilities↗2024-05-21
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OSV
CVE-2024-4767: If the `browser↗2024-05-14
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CVEList
CVE-2024-4767: If the `browser↗2024-05-14
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Ubuntu
Thunderbird vulnerabilities↗2024-05-22
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Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities↗2024-05-21
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Red Hat
Mozilla: IndexedDB files retained in private browsing mode↗2024-05-14
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Debian
CVE-2024-4767: firefox - If the `browser.privatebrowsing.autostart` preference is enabled, IndexedDB file...↗2024
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Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2024-22: CVE-2024-4767↗
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