CVE-2024-5699

In violation of spec, cookie prefixes such as `__Secure` were being ignored if they were not correctly capitalized - by spec they should be checked with a case-insensitive comparison. This could have resulted in the browser not correctly honoring the behaviors specified by the prefix. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 127.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1891349	Issue Tracking Exploit
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-25/	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1891349	Issue Tracking Exploit
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-25/	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

04 Apr 2025, 16:30

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox::::::::
References	~~() https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1891349 -~~	() https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1891349 - Issue Tracking, Exploit
References	~~() https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-25/ -~~	() https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-25/ - Vendor Advisory
First Time		Mozilla Mozilla firefox

Information

Published : 2024-06-11 13:15

Updated : 2025-04-04 16:30

NVD link : CVE-2024-5699

Mitre link : CVE-2024-5699

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-5699

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mozilla

firefox

CWE

CWE-178

Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity

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