CVE-2024-5699 describes a critical vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 127, where the browser incorrectly ignored case-insensitive cookie prefixes like "__Secure". This flaw could lead to the browser failing to enforce security behaviors intended by these prefixes, potentially compromising user data. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a high-impact risk with network-based, low-complexity attacks allowing for full confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 127.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 127CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.