Clipboard Data Manipulation in Firefox and Thunderbird
CVE-2024-8900

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Mozilla
Status
Firefox
Firefox Esr
Thunderbird
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 September 2024

Summary

A security vulnerability allows attackers to manipulate data on a user's clipboard by writing data without displaying a user prompt during a specific sequence of navigational actions. This affects certain versions of Firefox and Thunderbird, creating a potential risk for users unaware of the threat.

Affected Version(s)

Firefox < 129

Firefox ESR < 128.3

Thunderbird < 128.3

References

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1872841
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-33/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-47/

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

Credit

Om Apip
.