| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Mozilla Thunderbird. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Popup Notification Handler. Such manipulation leads to ui layer. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-4768. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Thunderbird (the affected version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Popup Notification Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a ui layer vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-1021. The web application does not restrict or incorrectly restricts frame objects or UI layers that belong to another application or domain, which can lead to user confusion about which interface the user is interacting with. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
A bug in popup notifications' interaction with WebAuthn made it easier for an attacker to trick a user into granting permissions. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 126, Firefox ESR < 115.11, and Thunderbird < 115.11.
The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-4768 since 05/10/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 04/02/2025).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 208551 (CentOS 7 : thunderbird (RHSA-2024:2913)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (208551). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
Product
Type
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploiting
Class: Ui layerCWE: CWE-1021
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 208551
Nessus Name: CentOS 7 : thunderbird (RHSA-2024:2913)
Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
05/10/2024 🔍05/14/2024 🔍
05/14/2024 🔍
04/02/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgAdvisory: bugzilla.mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2024-4768 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-4768
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-264344
Entry
Created: 05/14/2024 20:05Updated: 04/02/2025 06:38
Changes: 05/14/2024 20:05 (53), 10/15/2024 22:39 (3), 03/30/2025 06:30 (3), 04/02/2025 06:38 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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