7.5
HIGH
CVE-2024-8900
Mozilla Firefox Clipboard Hijack Vulnerability
Description

An attacker could write data to the user's clipboard, bypassing the user prompt, during a certain sequence of navigational events. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 129, Firefox ESR < 128.3, and Thunderbird < 128.3.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 17, 2024, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 30, 2024, 3:35 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-8900 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 Mozilla firefox
2 Mozilla firefox_esr
3 Mozilla thunderbird
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-2024-8900.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1872841 Permissions Required
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-33/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-47/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-49/

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-8900 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.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Oct. 30, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-732
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 01, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An attacker could write data to the user's clipboard, bypassing the user prompt, during a certain sequence of navigational events. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 129. An attacker could write data to the user's clipboard, bypassing the user prompt, during a certain sequence of navigational events. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 129, Firefox ESR < 128.3, and Thunderbird < 128.3.
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-47/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-49/ [No types assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 01, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1872841 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1872841 Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-33/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-33/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 129.0
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description An attacker could write data to the user's clipboard, bypassing the user prompt, during a certain sequence of navigational events. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 129.
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1872841 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-33/ [No types assigned]
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