CVE-2024-4768 (GCVE-0-2024-4768)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-14 17:21 – Updated: 2025-02-13 17:53
VLAI
Summary
A bug in popup notifications' interaction with WebAuthn made it easier for an attacker to trick a user into granting permissions. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 126, Firefox ESR < 115.11, and Thunderbird < 115.11.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • Potential permissions request bypass via clickjacking
  • CWE-281 - Improper Preservation of Permissions
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 126 (custom)
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Mozilla Firefox ESR Affected: unspecified , < 115.11 (custom)
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Mozilla Thunderbird Affected: unspecified , < 115.11 (custom)
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Credits
Hafiizh
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