CVE-2024-2610 Cross-site scripting in Firefox
Attackers can steal nonce values via markup injection to bypass strict content security policies in Firefox and Thunderbird.
- 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-2024-2610?
CVE-2024-2610 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 19 Mar 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
Using a markup injection an attacker could have stolen nonce values. This could have been used to bypass strict content security policies. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 124, Firefox ESR < 115.9, and Thunderbird < 115.9.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2610?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2024-2610?
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-2024-2610 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2610 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-2610, GHSA-mq9m-4hg9-c34x, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-2610.