Multiple vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox for iOS



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
CVE-ID CVE-2024-26283
CVE-2024-26282
CVE-2024-26281
CWE-ID CWE-451
CWE-79
CWE-94
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Firefox for iOS
Mobile applications / Apps for mobile phones

Vendor Mozilla

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.

1) Spoofing attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU86744

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26283

CWE-ID: CWE-451 - User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (Clickjacking, spoofing)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data when clicking on a link with custom URL scheme. A remote attacker can spoof the address bar of the browser window.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Firefox for iOS: 8.0 - 122.2

CPE2.3 External links

http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1850158
http://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-08/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to perform certain actions on the device.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Universal cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU86745

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26282

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when handling AMP URL with a canonical element. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Firefox for iOS: 8.0 - 122.2

CPE2.3 External links

http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1863788
http://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-08/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to perform certain actions on the device.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU86746

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26281

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the browser.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the QR code scanner. A remote attacker can trick the victim to scan a specially crafted QR code and execute arbitrary JavaScript code on the current top origin sites in the URL bar.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Firefox for iOS: 8.0 - 122.2

CPE2.3 External links

http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1868005
http://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-08/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to perform certain actions on the device.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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