Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting firefox-x11 package, versions <0:128.4.0-1.el9_5


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (23rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-FIREFOXX11-8341256
  • published5 Nov 2024
  • disclosed13 Nov 2024

Introduced: 5 Nov 2024

CVE-2024-10461  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 firefox-x11 to version 0:128.4.0-1.el9_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:9554.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox-x11 package and not the firefox-x11 package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

In multipart/x-mixed-replace responses, Content-Disposition: attachment in the response header was not respected and did not force a download, which could allow XSS attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 132, Firefox ESR < 128.4, Thunderbird < 128.4, and Thunderbird < 132.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1