GHSA-794f-5gfq-xmmq

GHSA-794f-5gfq-xmmq PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published September 3, 2024

Firefox normally asks for confirmation before asking the operating system to find an application to handle a scheme that the browser does not support. It did not ask before doing so for the Usenet-related schemes news: and snews:. Since most operating systems don't have a trusted newsreader installed by default, an unscrupulous program that the user downloaded could register itself as a handler. The website that served the application download could then launch that application at will This vulnerability affects Firefox < 130, Firefox ESR < 128.2, and Firefox ESR < 115.15.

Fixed versions

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Package	Ecosystem	Fixed in
firefox	Chainguard	130.0-r0
firefox-esr	Chainguard	128.2.0-r0
firefox	Wolfi	130.0-r0

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

7.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
chainguard	firefox	0
chainguard	firefox-esr	0
wolfi	firefox	0

Timeline

Sep 3, 2024 CVE Published
Apr 10, 2026 Security Advisory

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