CVE-2024-5687

Description

If a specific sequence of actions is performed when opening a new tab, the triggering principal associated with the new tab may have been incorrect. The triggering principal is used to calculate many values, including the `Referer` and `Sec-*` headers, meaning there is the potential for incorrect security checks within the browser in addition to incorrect or misleading information sent to remote websites. *This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other versions of Firefox are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 127.

Reserved 2024-06-06 | Published 2024-06-11 | Updated 2024-08-01 | Assigner mozilla

Problem types

An incorrect principal could have been used when opening new tabs

Product status

Any version before 127
affected

Credits

jackyzy823

References

bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1889066

www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-25/

cve.org (CVE-2024-5687)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2024-5687)

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