CVE-2024-7525

mozilla: Missing permission check when creating a StreamFilter

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · August 6, 2024

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as:

It was possible for a web extension with minimal permissions to create a StreamFilter which could be used to read and modify the response body of requests on any site.

Statement

Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management