| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.9 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Mozilla Firefox up to 126. This affects an unknown part of the component Cookie Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to comparison. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-5699. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 126. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Cookie Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a comparison vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-697. The product compares two entities in a security-relevant context, but the comparison is incorrect, which may lead to resultant weaknesses. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:
In violation of spec, cookie prefixes such as `__Secure` were being ignored if they were not correctly capitalized - by spec they should be checked with a case-insensitive comparison. This could have resulted in the browser not correctly honoring the behaviors specified by the prefix. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 127.
The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-5699 since 06/06/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 08/12/2024).
Upgrading to version 127 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
- Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB Vector: 🔍VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 9.8
CNA Vector: 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: ComparisonCWE: CWE-697
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: Firefox 127
Timeline
06/06/2024 🔍06/11/2024 🔍
06/11/2024 🔍
03/24/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: bugzilla.mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2024-5699 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-5699
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-267940
Entry
Created: 06/11/2024 15:14Updated: 03/24/2025 10:33
Changes: 06/11/2024 15:14 (54), 08/12/2024 20:36 (13), 03/24/2025 10:33 (3)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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