Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard Affecting Firefox package, versions [,127)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FIREFOX-7250050
  • published12 Jun 2024
  • disclosed11 Jun 2024
  • creditjackyzy823

Introduced: 11 Jun 2024

CVE-2024-5687  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-358  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Firefox to version 127 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard due to the incorrect assignment of the triggering principal when opening a new tab. An attacker can manipulate security checks and send misleading information to remote websites by exploiting this misconfiguration.

Note: This is only exploitable on Firefox for Android; other versions are unaffected.

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