CVE-2024-6612VulnerabilityPublished 9 Jul 2024Updated 30 Oct 2025

CVE-2024-6612: Mozilla Firefox · Information Exposure

Affects Mozilla FirefoxSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium : upgrade to 128 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

5.3Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 42% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 128

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

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the impacted component.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Jul 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade Mozilla Firefox to 128.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Mozilla Firefox	Affected <128	Fixed in 128

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-6612, European organizations should prioritize updating Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird to version 128 or later once the patches are released, as this will directly address the DNS prefetch leakage issue. If you cannot patch yet, organizations can reduce risk by disabling DNS prefetching in Firefox and Thunderbird settings (e.g., setting 'network.dns.disablePrefetch' to true in about:config) to prevent automatic DNS queries triggered by console links. Additionally, restricting access to developer tools or limiting the use of developer consoles in managed environments can reduce exposure. Network-level monitoring and filtering of suspicious DNS queries related to CSP violation domains may help detect or block potential information leaks. Security teams should also educate users about the risks of visiting untrusted websites that may cause CSP violations and monitor browser update advisories from Mozilla. Incorporating CSP violation monitoring and logging at the web application level can help detect attempts to bypass security policies without relying solely on browser console data.

Description

CSP violations generated links in the console tab of the developer tools, pointing to the violating resource. This caused a DNS prefetch which leaked that a CSP violation happened. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 128 and Thunderbird < 128.

Impact

For European organizations, the primary impact of CVE-2024-6612 is the potential leakage of sensitive browsing information through DNS prefetch requests triggered by CSP violation console links. This could allow network adversaries, including malicious insiders or state-level actors, to infer the occurrence of CSP violations, which might reveal attempts to block or restrict certain web content or scripts. Such information leakage can undermine privacy and confidentiality, particularly for organizations handling sensitive or regulated data such as financial institutions, healthcare providers, and government agencies. While the vulnerability does not allow code execution or service disruption, the exposure of CSP violation events could aid attackers in reconnaissance or in crafting targeted attacks. Given the widespread use of Firefox and Thunderbird in Europe, especially in privacy-conscious countries, this vulnerability poses a moderate risk. However, the lack of known exploits and the requirement that the victim must visit or interact with content causing CSP violations somewhat limits the scope of impact. Organizations relying on Firefox or Thunderbird for secure communications or web access should consider this vulnerability in their risk assessments.

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #20OWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
MITRE discourages mapping vulnerabilities to this broad entry; the root cause is usually a more specific weakness.
Architecture and Design · Separation of Privilege
Compartmentalize the system to have "safe" areas where trust boundaries can be unambiguously drawn. Do not allow sensitive data to go outside of the trust boundary and always be careful when interfacing with a compartment outside of the safe area.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Error Handling (opens in a new tab)
Logging (opens in a new tab)
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V8.3.4 (opens in a new tab)
V14.3.3 (opens in a new tab)
V7.3.3 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Subverting Environment Variable Values (opens in a new tab)
ICMP Echo Request Ping (opens in a new tab)
TCP SYN Scan (opens in a new tab)
Enumerate Mail Exchange (MX) Records (opens in a new tab)
DNS Zone Transfers (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 30 Oct 2025, 16:43 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-200

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