Mozilla Firefox up to 126 on iOS Private Tab access control

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 4.7 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 126 on iOS. It has been declared as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Private Tab Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-38312. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 126 on iOS. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Private Tab Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:
When browsing private tabs, some data related to location history or webpage thumbnails could be persisted incorrectly within the sandboxed app bundle after app termination This vulnerability affects Firefox for iOS < 127.
The advisory is available at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-38312 since 06/13/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/30/2024). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
Upgrading to version 127 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
- Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7
VulDB Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.0
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: Firefox 127
Timeline
06/13/2024 🔍06/14/2024 🔍
06/14/2024 🔍
03/23/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: bugzilla.mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2024-38312 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-38312
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-268498
Entry
Created: 06/14/2024 04:50Updated: 03/23/2025 13:07
Changes: 06/14/2024 04:50 (56), 06/14/2024 21:22 (1), 10/30/2024 21:09 (12), 03/23/2025 13:07 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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