CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-0751

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Jan 23, 2024 | Modified: Feb 02, 2024
CVSS 3.x
8.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A malicious devtools extension could have been used to escalate privileges. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 122, Firefox ESR < 115.7, and Thunderbird < 115.7.

Weakness

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Firefox Mozilla * 122.0 (excluding)
Firefox_esr Mozilla * 115.7 (excluding)
Thunderbird Mozilla * 115.7 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References