# CVE-2024-7523: Security feature bypass in Firefox

> A malicious site can obscure security prompts on Android Firefox to trick users into granting permissions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 14 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w3xp-69rr-q6gw, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-7523

## What is CVE-2024-7523?

CVE-2024-7523 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox Mobile, published on 6 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A select option could partially obscure security prompts. This could be used by a malicious site to trick a user into granting permissions. 
*This issue only affects Android versions of Firefox.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 129.

Weakness: CWE-1021 (Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7523?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mozilla Firefox Mobile.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-7523?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2024-7523 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7523 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox Mobile

- [CVE-2026-84135](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-84135/): Other issue in Firefox Focus for Android (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-43111](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43111/): Cross-site scripting in Firefox for iOS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-49060](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49060/): Information disclosure in Firefox for iOS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-92033](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-92033/): Privilege escalation in Firefox for Android (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-84117](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-84117/): Privilege escalation in Firefox for Android (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-7523 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-7523 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox Mobile, published on 6 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7523 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mozilla Firefox Mobile. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7523/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7523/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7523
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7523
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7523

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7523/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.