Authentication bypass by spoofing in Mozilla Firefox
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 13 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-290 and CWE-601.
Summary
If a site had been granted the permission to open popup windows, it could cause Select elements to appear on top of another site to perform a spoofing attack. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 130, Firefox ESR < 128.2, and Thunderbird < 128.2.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | before 130 | 130 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | before 128.2 | 128.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | before 128.2 | 128.2 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 130
- Fix · CNA Firefox ESR (Mozilla) Fixed in 128.2
- Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 128.2
Red Hat 17 advisories
- RHSA-2024:6892 Released 2024-09-19 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) firefox-128.2.0-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) firefox-128.2.0-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) firefox-128.2.0-1.el8_6
- RHSA-2024:6891 Released 2024-09-19 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) firefox-128.2.0-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) firefox-128.2.0-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) firefox-128.2.0-1.el8_4
- RHSA-2024:6850 Released 2024-09-19 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) firefox-128.2.0-1.el8_8
Show 14 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2024:6838 Released 2024-09-19 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) firefox-128.2.0-1.el7_9
- RHSA-2024:6839 Released 2024-09-19 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) firefox-128.2.0-1.el8_2
- RHSA-2024:6816 Released 2024-09-19 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-128.2.0-1.el8_6
- RHSA-2024:6786 Released 2024-09-18 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) firefox-128.2.0-1.el9_2, firefox-x11-128.2.0-1.el9_2
- RHSA-2024:6782 Released 2024-09-18 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) firefox-128.2.0-1.el9_0
- RHSA-2024:6719 Released 2024-09-17 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) thunderbird-128.2.0-1.el8_8
- RHSA-2024:6721 Released 2024-09-17 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-128.2.0-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) thunderbird-128.2.0-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-128.2.0-1.el8_4
- RHSA-2024:6723 Released 2024-09-17 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) thunderbird-128.2.0-1.el8_2
- RHSA-2024:6720 Released 2024-09-17 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) thunderbird-128.2.0-1.el9_2
- RHSA-2024:6722 Released 2024-09-17 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) thunderbird-128.2.0-1.el9_0
- RHSA-2024:6683 Released 2024-09-16 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) thunderbird-128.2.0-1.el9_4
- RHSA-2024:6684 Released 2024-09-16 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) thunderbird-128.2.0-1.el8_10
- RHSA-2024:6681 Released 2024-09-16 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) firefox-128.2.0-1.el9_4, firefox-x11-128.2.0-1.el9_4
- RHSA-2024:6682 Released 2024-09-16 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox-128.2.0-1.el8_10
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Mozilla Firefox 130
9 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 7 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-07771 Type confusion in Mozilla FirefoxPriority MEDIUM 56
- TI-2024-07777 Memory corruption in Mozilla FirefoxPriority MEDIUM 50
- TI-2024-07775 Type confusion in Mozilla FirefoxPriority MEDIUM 50
- Release ·
Mozilla Firefox ESR 128.2
7 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 6 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-07771 Type confusion in Mozilla FirefoxPriority MEDIUM 56
- TI-2024-07777 Memory corruption in Mozilla FirefoxPriority MEDIUM 50
- TI-2024-07775 Type confusion in Mozilla FirefoxPriority MEDIUM 50
Show 1 more group
- Release ·
Mozilla Thunderbird 128.2
6 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 5 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-07771 Type confusion in Mozilla FirefoxPriority MEDIUM 56
- TI-2024-07777 Memory corruption in Mozilla FirefoxPriority MEDIUM 50
- TI-2024-07775 Type confusion in Mozilla FirefoxPriority MEDIUM 50
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:6682, RHSA-2024:6684 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:6681, RHSA-2024:6683 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:6723, RHSA-2024:6839 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:6721, RHSA-2024:6891 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:6892 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:6721, RHSA-2024:6891 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:6892 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:6722, RHSA-2024:6782 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:6719, RHSA-2024:6850 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:6720, RHSA-2024:6786 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:6721, RHSA-2024:6891 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:6816, RHSA-2024:6892 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:6838 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-8386
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p34f-6xg6-mcrp
References
Advisory 2
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- TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-8386 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-8386 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p34f-6xg6-mcrp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-8386 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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