CVE-2024-7525 — Incorrect Default Permissions in Mozilla Firefox
Severity
8.1HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 66.53%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedAug 6
Latest updateSep 9
Description
It was possible for a web extension with minimal permissions to create a `StreamFilter` which could be used to read and modify the response body of requests on any site. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 129, Firefox ESR < 115.14, Firefox ESR < 128.1, Thunderbird < 128.1, and Thunderbird < 115.14.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.2
Affected Packages7 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
3OSV▶
CVE-2024-7525: It was possible for a web extension with minimal permissions to create a `StreamFilter` which could be used to read and modify the response body of re↗2024-08-06
GHSA▶
GHSA-7369-x5q2-rh2m: It was possible for a web extension with minimal permissions to create a `StreamFilter` which could be used to read and modify the response body of re↗2024-08-06
CVEList▶
CVE-2024-7525: It was possible for a web extension with minimal permissions to create a `StreamFilter` which could be used to read and modify the response body of re↗2024-08-06
📋Vendor Advisories
9Debian▶
CVE-2024-7525: firefox - It was possible for a web extension with minimal permissions to create a `Stream...↗2024