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CVE-2024-1554
The `fetch()` API and navigation incorrectly shared the same cache, as the cache key did not include the optional header
The fetch() API and navigation incorrectly shared the same cache, as the cache key did not include the optional headers fetch() may contain. Under the correct circumstances, an attacker may have been able to poison the local browser cache by priming it with a fetch() response controlled by the additional headers. Upon navigation to the same URL, the user would see the cached response instead of the expected response.
This vulnerability affects Firefox < 123.
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8
EPSS 0.00229
Act now
- Public exploit or PoC is available
- SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
- CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules1
YARA rules0
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How to read a CVE - triage first, then detect and patch
This page is every public fact about CVE-2024-1554, cross-linked. Its job is to answer one question fast - does this need my attention now? - and then hand you the two things you do about it. Here is how an analyst reads it.
Triage: should I act now? Four signals, and they are not interchangeable:
CVSSseverity - how bad it is IF exploited, 0-10. A high CVSS alone is not urgency; a flaw can be a perfect 10 and never actually be attacked.
EPSSprobability - a model’s estimate of the chance it is exploited in the next 30 days, 0-1. This is the “will it actually happen” signal.
CISA KEVconfirmed - it is being exploited in the wild right now. The strongest signal on the page; KEV beats any score.
Weaponisedavailability - public exploits / PoCs, and especially Metasploit modules rated Excellent / Great. Reliable, packaged exploit code means low-skill attackers can use it today.
How they combine: KEV, or a dependable Metasploit module, means patch now regardless of CVSS. High CVSS + low EPSS + no exploit is real but not an emergency - schedule it. Low CVSS but KEV-listed still gets patched now. The verdict above already weighed these for you; this is how it got there.
Then what - two workflows:
Detectwhen you cannot patch today, follow this CVE to the ATT&CK techniques it enables, then Build a SIEM detection (the green button) - author a rule, test it in Atomic, deploy it. That buys visibility while the patch waits.
PatchAffected products / packages tell you if you are exposed; Fixed versions by distribution and Vendor advisories give the exact version that closes it.
Reading order for the panels below: verdict + badges, then Public exploits / Metasploit (is it weaponised), then ATT&CK techniques + Sigma / IDS rules (can I detect it), then Affected products / packages + Fixed versions (am I exposed, what patches it), then Threat actors / IOCs (who uses it), then Scoring & timeline / references (the evidence).
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ATT&CK techniques
6Techniques this CVE enables - linked via CWECAPECATT&CK. High◆ = named directly in ATT&CK or Nuclei templates.
T1211 · Exploitation for Stealth T1491 · Defacement T1542.002 · Component Firmware T1556 · Modify Authentication Process T1557.002 · ARP Cache Poisoning T1584.002 · DNS Server
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CAPEC attack patterns
12Attack patterns this CVE enables - the bridge from weakness to ATT&CK technique.
CAPEC-CAPEC-111 · JSON Hijacking (aka JavaScript Hijacking) CAPEC-CAPEC-141 · Cache Poisoning CAPEC-CAPEC-142 · DNS Cache Poisoning CAPEC-CAPEC-148 · Content Spoofing CAPEC-CAPEC-218 · Spoofing of UDDI/ebXML Messages CAPEC-CAPEC-384 · Application API Message Manipulation via Man-in-the-Middle CAPEC-CAPEC-385 · Transaction or Event Tampering via Application API Manipulation CAPEC-CAPEC-386 · Application API Navigation Remapping CAPEC-CAPEC-387 · Navigation Remapping To Propagate Malicious Content CAPEC-CAPEC-388 · Application API Button Hijacking CAPEC-CAPEC-665 · Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws CAPEC-CAPEC-701 · Browser in the Middle (BiTM)
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Weakness Classification
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Affected Products & Versions
1mozilla firefox< 123.0
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Affected Packages
9Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
firefox
fixed in 123.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
mozjs52
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
mozjs68
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
mozjs102
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
mozjs78
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
mozjs91
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
mozjs102
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
mozjs38
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
mozjs52
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Public Exploits & PoCs
3These PoC and exploit links come from public sources and are not verified to be safe or functional. Review the code before running anything, and treat unverified entries as untrusted.
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Sigma Hunt Rules
1Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighSQLite Firefox Profile Data DB Access
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Scoring & Timeline
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.1 · [email protected]
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
High
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
SSVC asks the questions that actually drive patch urgency: is it being exploited, can attacks be automated, and how total is the impact.
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Vendor Advisories
4suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:13728-1
usnUSN-6649-1
mozilla-mfsaMFSA2024-05
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References & Sources
1Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-05/Vendor Advisory