Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting firefox package, versions <0:115.9.1-1.el8_6


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-FIREFOX-6485233
  • published26 Mar 2024
  • disclosed19 Mar 2024

Introduced: 19 Mar 2024

CVE-2024-2610  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 firefox to version 0:115.9.1-1.el8_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:1489.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Using a markup injection an attacker could have stolen nonce values. This could have been used to bypass strict content security policies. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 124, Firefox ESR < 115.9, and Thunderbird < 115.9.

CVSS Scores

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