CVE-2024-2611 Security feature bypass in Firefox
A missing delay in pointer lock implementation allowed malicious pages to trick users into granting permissions, affecting Firefox and Thunderbird users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-2611?
CVE-2024-2611 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 19 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A missing delay on when pointer lock was used could have allowed a malicious page to trick a user into granting permissions. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 124, Firefox ESR < 115.9, and Thunderbird < 115.9.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2611?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2024-2611?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2024-2611 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2611 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-2611, GHSA-63p7-87m3-8c9v, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-2611.