CVE-2024-4773 Open redirect in Firefox
Attackers can spoof websites by keeping prior content visible with a blank URL bar during network errors, misleading users about the current site.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-4773?
CVE-2024-4773 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 14 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
When a network error occurred during page load, the prior content could have remained in view with a blank URL bar. This could have been used to obfuscate a spoofed web site. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 126.
Weakness: CWE-601
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4773?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2024-4773?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2024-4773 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4773 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rwcr-6886-9vfq, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-4773.