CVE-2024-0749 Other in Firefox
Attackers can spoof the origin in the address bar using about: dialogs to facilitate phishing attacks against Firefox and Thunderbird users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-0749?
CVE-2024-0749 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 23 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A phishing site could have repurposed an `about:` dialog to show phishing content with an incorrect origin in the address bar. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 122 and Thunderbird < 115.7.
Weakness: CWE-346
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0749?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Esr, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2024-0749?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2024-0749 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0749 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-0749, GHSA-3568-h36m-7jmf, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-0749.