Insecure storage of sensitive information in Mozilla Firefox for iOS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-922.
Summary
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.
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox for iOS (Mozilla) Fixed in 127
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Mozilla Firefox for iOS 127
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-25587 In certain scenarios a malicious website could attempt to display a fake location URL bar…Priority LOW 20
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-38312
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ffh4-92gv-qvv5
References
More Mozilla Firefox Mobile vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2022-09831 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-13905 Race condition in Mozilla Firefox for Android CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-13916 A wrong lowering instruction in the ARM64 Ion compiler resulted in a wrong optimization… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-13903 Following a Garbage Collector compaction, weak maps may have been accessed before they… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-13642 Information disclosure in Mozilla Firefox for iOS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-38312 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-38312 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ffh4-92gv-qvv5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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