Mozilla Thunderbird < 131.0

high Nessus Plugin ID 207986

Synopsis

A mail client installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Thunderbird installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 131.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mfsa2024-50 advisory.

- An attacker could, via a specially crafted multipart response, execute arbitrary JavaScript under the `resource://devtools` origin. This could allow them to access cross-origin JSON content. This access is limited to same site documents by the Site Isolation feature on desktop clients, but full cross-origin access is possible on Android versions. (CVE-2024-9394)

- A compromised content process could have allowed for the arbitrary loading of cross-origin pages.
(CVE-2024-9392)

- An attacker could, via a specially crafted multipart response, execute arbitrary JavaScript under the `resource://pdf.js` origin. This could allow them to access cross-origin PDF content. This access is limited to same site documents by the Site Isolation feature on desktop clients, but full cross-origin access is possible on Android versions. (CVE-2024-9393)

- It is currently unknown if this issue is exploitable but a condition may arise where the structured clone of certain objects could lead to memory corruption. (CVE-2024-9396)

- A missing delay in directory upload UI could have made it possible for an attacker to trick a user into granting permission via clickjacking. (CVE-2024-9397)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 131.0 or later.

See Also

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2024-50/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 207986

File Name: mozilla_thunderbird_131_0.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 10/1/2024

Updated: 11/18/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-9394

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Mozilla Thunderbird

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/1/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/1/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-9392, CVE-2024-9393, CVE-2024-9394, CVE-2024-9396, CVE-2024-9397, CVE-2024-9398, CVE-2024-9399, CVE-2024-9400, CVE-2024-9401, CVE-2024-9402, CVE-2024-9403