Improper Privilege Management Affecting firefox package, versions <0:115.14.0-2.el8_6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-FIREFOX-7753275
  • published21 Aug 2024
  • disclosed6 Aug 2024

Introduced: 6 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-7525  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-269  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 firefox to version 0:115.14.0-2.el8_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:5326.

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.

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 Scores

version 3.1