Multiple Interpretations of UI Input in Firefox for Android - CVE-2024-7523
Published: August 7, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95493
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4 BT: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-7523
CWE-ID: CWE-450
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when handling select options, which can obscure security prompts. A remote attacker can trick a victim into granting permissions.
Affected software
Firefox for Android
Gentoo Linux
www-client/firefox
dev-lang/spidermonkey
mail-client/thunderbird
mail-client/thunderbird-bin
Gentoo Linux
www-client/firefox
dev-lang/spidermonkey
mail-client/thunderbird
mail-client/thunderbird-bin
How to mitigate CVE-2024-7523
Install updates from vendor's website.
Firefox for Android - update to 129.0
www-client/firefox - update to 104
dev-lang/spidermonkey - update to 115.15.0
mail-client/thunderbird - update to 128.4.0
mail-client/thunderbird-bin - update to 128.4.0
www-client/firefox - update to 104
dev-lang/spidermonkey - update to 115.15.0
mail-client/thunderbird - update to 128.4.0
mail-client/thunderbird-bin - update to 128.4.0