Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2024-2609
The permission prompt input delay could expire while the window is not in focus. This makes it vulnerable to clickjacking by malicious websites. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 124, Firefox ESR < 115.10, and Thunderbird < 115.10.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (47.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions unspecified
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00012.html (Mailing List)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-12/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-19/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-20/ (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00013.html (Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-2609?
- CVE-2024-2609 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under CWE-356. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-03-19.
- How severe is CVE-2024-2609?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-2609 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.