CVE-2024-2611
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.60% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 48.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2024-03-19 12:02Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-02-13 17:41Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2024-03-18
- Assigning CNA
- mozilla
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-449The UI Performs the Wrong ActionBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 64d43bac6473228a7aeb8b5ba1072cd9b686f6bb202fd698b4f0be0a54e0fa53
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugzilla.mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1876675
- www.mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-12/
- www.mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-13/
- www.mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-14/
- lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00022.html
- lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00028.html
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- firefox Fixed in 115.9.1-1.el8_9.alma.1
- thunderbird Fixed in 115.9.0-1.el8_9.alma.1
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
AlmaLinux 9
- firefox Fixed in 115.9.1-1.el9_3.alma.1
- firefox-x11 Fixed in 115.9.1-1.el9_3.alma.1
- thunderbird Fixed in 115.9.0-1.el9_3.alma.1
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- firefox Fixed in 115.9.1-1.el8_9.alma.1
- thunderbird Fixed in 115.9.0-1.el8_9.alma.1
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 9
- firefox Fixed in 115.9.1-1.el9_3.alma.1
- firefox-x11 Fixed in 115.9.1-1.el9_3.alma.1
- thunderbird Fixed in 115.9.0-1.el9_3.alma.1
Derived from AlmaLinux 9. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 9 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- firefox-esr Fixed in 115.9.0esr-1~deb12u1
- thunderbird Fixed in 1:115.9.0-1~deb12u1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- firefox-esr Fixed in 115.9.0esr-1
- thunderbird Fixed in 1:115.9.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- firefox-esr Fixed in 115.9.0esr-1
- thunderbird Fixed in 1:115.9.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- mozjs38 No fix yet
- mozjs52 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- firefox Fixed in 124.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- mozjs52 No fix yet
- mozjs68 No fix yet
- thunderbird Fixed in 1:115.9.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- mozjs102 No fix yet
- mozjs78 No fix yet
- mozjs91 No fix yet
- thunderbird Fixed in 1:115.9.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- mozjs102 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.