Cross-origin script execution via unsanitized QR URLs
Published Feb 22, 2024 · Updated Nov 20, 2024
Cross-site scripting in Mozilla Firefox for iOS before 123 allows remote attackers to execute scripts in the current top origin via a QR code. The QR reader's delegate navigation path omits URL sanitization and accepts a crafted JavaScript URI instead of restricting direct navigation to HTTP or HTTPS. Exploitation requires a user to scan the attacker's QR code, after which the script can modify content in the origin shown in the URL bar.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site scripting in Mozilla Firefox for iOS before 123 allows remote attackers to execute scripts in the current top origin via a QR code. The QR reader's delegate navigation path omits URL sanitization and accepts a crafted JavaScript URI instead of restricting direct navigation to HTTP or HTTPS. Exploitation requires a user to scan the attacker's QR code, after which the script can modify content in the origin shown in the URL bar.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-26281
- Published
- Feb 22, 2024
- Updated
- Nov 20, 2024
- Vendor
- Mozilla
- Product
- Firefox for iOS
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1204
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 22, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 20, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <123
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Crafted QR-code JavaScript URI test caseproof of concept · demonstrated
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