#VU100955 Spoofing attack in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR


Vulnerability identifier: #VU100955

Vulnerability 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-2024-11695

CWE-ID: CWE-451

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Client/Desktop applications / Web browsers
Firefox ESR
Client/Desktop applications / Web browsers

Vendor: Mozilla

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of URL containing Arabic script and whitespace characters. A remote attacker can spoof the URL of the website.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Mozilla Firefox: 13.0.1 - 132.0.2

Firefox ESR: 128.0 - 128.4.0


External links
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1925496
http://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-63/
http://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-64/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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


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