CVE-2024-4767
What it is
If the `browser.privatebrowsing.autostart` preference is enabled, IndexedDB files were not properly deleted when the window was closed. This preference is disabled by default in Firefox. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 126, Firefox ESR < 115.11, and Thunderbird < 115.11.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-459
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Mozilla Firefox < 115.11.0
- Mozilla Firefox < 126.0
- Mozilla Thunderbird < 115.11.0
- Debian Linux 10.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 4.3
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2024-4767.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2024-4767. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1878577
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-21/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-22/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-23/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1878577
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-21/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-22/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-23/
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1878577
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00010.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00012.html
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-21/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-22/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-23/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1878577
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00010.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00012.html
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-21/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-22/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-23/