Firefox vulnerability allows attacker to determine if application is installed

CVE-2024-9398
5.3MEDIUM

Key Information

Vendor
Mozilla
Status
Firefox
Firefox Esr
Thunderbird
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 October 2024

Summary

By checking the result of calls to `window.open` with specifically set protocol handlers, an attacker could determine if the application which implements that protocol handler is installed. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 131, Firefox ESR < 128.3, Thunderbird < 128.3, and Thunderbird < 131.

Affected Version(s)

Firefox < 131

Firefox ESR < 128.3

Thunderbird < 128.3

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved.

  • Vulnerability published.

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database

Credit

Satoki Tsuji
.