CVE-2024-8908
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2024-8908 is a security vulnerability discovered in Google Chrome's Autofill feature affecting versions prior to 129.0.6668.58. The vulnerability was reported by Levit Nudi from Kenya on April 26, 2024, and was assigned a Low severity rating by Chromium security team (Chrome Release).

Technical details

The vulnerability is characterized as an inappropriate implementation in the Autofill feature that could allow a remote attacker to perform UI spoofing through a crafted HTML page. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 4.3 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, indicating network accessibility, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction required for exploitation (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability's impact is primarily focused on user interface integrity, potentially allowing attackers to perform UI spoofing attacks. The CVSS scoring indicates that while there is no impact on confidentiality or availability, there is a low impact on integrity, requiring user interaction for successful exploitation (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in Google Chrome version 129.0.6668.58 and later versions. Users are advised to update their Chrome browsers to the latest version to mitigate this security risk. The fix has also been incorporated into other Chromium-based products, such as Prisma Access Browser version 129.59.2896.5 and later (Palo Alto).

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