CVE-2024-7525 Security feature bypass in Firefox

What is CVE-2024-7525?

CVE-2024-7525 is a critical vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 6 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

It was possible for a web extension with minimal permissions to create a `StreamFilter` which could be used to read and modify the response body of requests on any site. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 129, Firefox ESR < 115.14, Firefox ESR < 128.1, Thunderbird < 128.1, and Thunderbird < 115.14.

Weakness: CWE-276, CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7525?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Esr, Mozilla Thunderbird.

How do I fix CVE-2024-7525?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2024-7525 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7525 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox

• CVE-2019-11708 Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Sandbox Escape Exploited Critical 10.0
• CVE-2010-3765 Mozilla Multiple Products Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-26486 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 9.6
• CVE-2022-26485 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2019-11707 Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Type Confusion Exploited High 8.8

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-7525, GHSA-7369-x5q2-rh2m, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-7525.