High severity · published Nov 26, 2024
CVE-2024-11697
When handling keypress events, an attacker may have been able to trick a user into bypassing the "Open Executable File?" confirmation dialog
8.8
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
When handling keypress events, an attacker may have been able to trick a user into bypassing the "Open Executable File?" confirmation dialog. This could have led to malicious code execution. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 133, Firefox ESR < 128.5, Thunderbird < 133, and Thunderbird < 128.5.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 55% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FI
Firefox · Mozilla
before 133 · source: vendor, NVD, CISA
FE
Firefox ESR · Mozilla
before 128.5 · source: vendor, CISA
TH
Thunderbird · Mozilla
before 133; before 128.5 · source: vendor, NVD, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11697
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11697
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1842187
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-63/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-64/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-67/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-68/
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00029.html
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