CVE-2024-7518 Other in Firefox
A malicious site can obscure the fullscreen notification dialog to perform a spoofing attack, requiring users to update their browser.
- 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-2024-7518?
CVE-2024-7518 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 6 Aug 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
Select options could obscure the fullscreen notification dialog. This could be used by a malicious site to perform a spoofing attack. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 129, Firefox ESR < 128.1, and Thunderbird < 128.1.
Weakness: CWE-1021
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7518?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Esr, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2024-7518?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2024-7518 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7518 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mcjx-2c4v-mvg9, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-7518.