Incorrect Default Permissions Affecting firefox-esr package, versions <115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.6% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-FIREFOXESR-7642550
  • published7 Aug 2024
  • disclosed6 Aug 2024

Introduced: 6 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-7525  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-276  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 firefox-esr to version 115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox-esr package and not the firefox-esr package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Base Scores

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