CVE-2024-12224: idna CSRF — Exploit

Description

Improper Validation of Unsafe Equivalence in punycode by the idna crate from Servo rust-url allows an attacker to create a punycode hostname that one part of a system might treat as distinct while another part of that system would treat as equivalent to another hostname.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

8.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-1289 CWE-1289

CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
servo	idna	< 1.0.0

References

Exploits

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1887898 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1887898

Other References

https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2024-0421.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-12224? +

Improper Validation of Unsafe Equivalence in punycode by the idna crate from Servo rust-url allows an attacker to create a punycode hostname that one part of a system might treat as distinct while another part of that system would treat as equivalent to another hostname. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2024-12224? +

CVE-2024-12224 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-12224? +

CVE-2024-12224 affects products from servo, specifically: idna. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-12224? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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