6.1
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-8897
Mozilla Firefox for Android Fake URL Bar Redirection
Description

Under certain conditions, an attacker with the ability to redirect users to a malicious site via an open redirect on a trusted site, may be able to spoof the address bar contents. This can lead to a malicious site to appear to have the same URL as the trusted site. *This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other versions of Firefox are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox for Android < 130.0.1.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 17, 2024, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 25, 2024, 7:49 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-8897 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Google android
1 Mozilla firefox
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-8897.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1862537 Issue Tracking Permissions Required
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-45/ Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-8897 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1862537 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1862537 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-45/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-45/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-601
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 130.0.1 OR cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Under certain conditions, an attacker with the ability to redirect users to a malicious site via an open redirect on a trusted site, may be able to spoof the address bar contents. This can lead to a malicious site to appear to have the same URL as the trusted site. *This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other versions of Firefox are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox for Android < 130.0.1.
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1862537 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-45/ [No types assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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