Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2024-6610
Form validation popups could capture escape key presses. Therefore, spamming form validation messages could be used to prevent users from exiting full-screen mode. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 128 and Thunderbird < 128.
EPSS: 0.003 (26.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@mozilla.org (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)
- security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-6610?
- CVE-2024-6610 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-07-09.
- How severe is CVE-2024-6610?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-6610 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.