CVE-2024-10461 Cross-site scripting in Firefox
Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in Firefox or Thunderbird via multipart responses that bypass attachment headers, requiring users to upgrade.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-10461?
CVE-2024-10461 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 29 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In multipart/x-mixed-replace responses, `Content-Disposition: attachment` in the response header was not respected and did not force a download, which could allow XSS attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 132, Firefox ESR < 128.4, Thunderbird < 128.4, and Thunderbird < 132.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10461?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2024-10461?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-10461 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10461 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-10461, GHSA-679j-4q32-w85w, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-10461.