Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Firefox for Android - CVE-2024-11702

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Firefox for Android - CVE-2024-11702

Published: November 26, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU100962
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-11702
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to inadequate clipboard protection in private browsing mode. When copying sensitive information, such as passwords, from private browsing tabs on Android can lead to this data be stored in the cloud-based clipboard history if enabled.


Affected software

Firefox for Android
Mozilla Thunderbird

How to mitigate CVE-2024-11702

Install updates from vendor's website.

Firefox for Android - update to 133.0
Mozilla Thunderbird - update to 133.0

External References

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