CVE-2024-5687
If a specific sequence of actions is performed when opening a new tab, the triggering principal...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-5687- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-46859
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.
- Record
EUVD-2024-46859- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4c8g-9w4h-h6xm
If a specific sequence of actions is performed when opening a new tab, the triggering principal...
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.
- Record
GHSA-4c8g-9w4h-h6xm- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-5687- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14044-1 No score
MozillaFirefox-127.0-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the MozillaFirefox-127.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14044-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 No score
firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
MozillaFirefoxopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 15 CVEs |
before 127.0-1.1 | 127.0-1.1 |
firefox-esropenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 1860 CVEs |
before 128.5.1-1.1 | 128.5.1-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-5687 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Mozilla Firefox, published June 11, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1889066
mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-25
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5687
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4c8g-9w4h-h6xm
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5687
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lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/3HI2RC7AJAHY74Q6MK7GNGWU6TITB22V
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