What is the severity of CVE-2024-8897?

CVE-2024-8897 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to spoof the address bar on trusted sites.

How do I fix CVE-2024-8897?

To mitigate CVE-2024-8897, users should update to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox beyond 130.0.1.

What versions of Firefox are affected by CVE-2024-8897?

CVE-2024-8897 affects Firefox versions up to and including 130.0.1.

Can CVE-2024-8897 affect users on Android?

CVE-2024-8897 primarily affects users on the desktop version of Firefox; the impact on Android is not specified.

What type of attack does CVE-2024-8897 enable?

CVE-2024-8897 enables an attacker to impersonate trusted sites, potentially leading to phishing attempts.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2024-8897

medium

6.1

CWE

601

EPSS

0.046%

17/9/2024

25/9/2024

CVE-2024-8897

First published: Tue Sep 17 2024(Updated: )

Under certain conditions, an attacker with the ability to redirect users to a malicious site via an open redirect on a trusted site, may be able to spoof the address bar contents. This can lead to a malicious site to appear to have the same URL as the trusted site. *This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other versions of Firefox are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox for Android < 130.0.1.

Credit: security@mozilla.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
All of
Mozilla Firefox	=130.0.1
Google Android
All of
Mozilla Firefox	<130.0.1
Google Android

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(Appears in the following advisories)

MFSA2024-45

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(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)

CVE-2024-8897

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-8897?
CVE-2024-8897 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to spoof the address bar on trusted sites.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8897?
To mitigate CVE-2024-8897, users should update to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox beyond 130.0.1.
What versions of Firefox are affected by CVE-2024-8897?
CVE-2024-8897 affects Firefox versions up to and including 130.0.1.
Can CVE-2024-8897 affect users on Android?
CVE-2024-8897 primarily affects users on the desktop version of Firefox; the impact on Android is not specified.
What type of attack does CVE-2024-8897 enable?
CVE-2024-8897 enables an attacker to impersonate trusted sites, potentially leading to phishing attempts.

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