Mozilla Thunderbird up to 128.2/130 Protocol window.open information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 128.2/130. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects the function window.open of the component Protocol Handler. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-9398. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 128.2/130. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function window.open of the component Protocol Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

By checking the result of calls to `window.open` with specifically set protocol handlers, an attacker could determine if the application which implements that protocol handler is installed. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 131, Firefox ESR < 128.3, Thunderbird < 128.3, and Thunderbird < 131.

The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-9398 since 10/01/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/11/2024). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 207987 (Mozilla Thunderbird < 131.0), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 128.3 or 131 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (207987). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 207987
Nessus Name: Mozilla Thunderbird < 131.0

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Thunderbird 128.3/131

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: bugzilla.mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-9398 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-9398
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-278997

Entryinfo

Created: 10/01/2024 17:58
Updated: 03/09/2025 00:07
Changes: 10/01/2024 17:58 (57), 10/02/2024 06:07 (2), 10/02/2024 13:07 (1), 10/11/2024 21:27 (11), 03/09/2025 00:07 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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