CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-38112

User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information

Published: Jul 09, 2024 | Modified: Jul 13, 2024
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Windows MSHTML Platform Spoofing Vulnerability

Weakness

The user interface (UI) does not properly represent critical information to the user, allowing the information - or its source - to be obscured or spoofed. This is often a component in phishing attacks.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Windows_10_1507 Microsoft * 10.0.10240.20710 (excluding)
Windows_10_1607 Microsoft * 10.0.14393.7159 (excluding)
Windows_10_1809 Microsoft * 10.0.17763.6054 (excluding)
Windows_10_21h2 Microsoft * 10.0.19044.4651 (excluding)
Windows_10_22h2 Microsoft * 10.0.19045.4651 (excluding)
Windows_11_21h2 Microsoft * 10.0.22000.3079 (excluding)
Windows_11_22h2 Microsoft * 10.0.22621.3880 (excluding)
Windows_11_23h2 Microsoft * 10.0.22631.3880 (excluding)
Windows_server_2008 Microsoft –sp2 (including) –sp2 (including)
Windows_server_2012 Microsoft r2 (including) r2 (including)
Windows_server_2016 Microsoft * 10.0.14393.7159 (excluding)
Windows_server_2019 Microsoft * 10.0.17763.6054 (excluding)
Windows_server_2022 Microsoft * 10.0.20348.2582 (excluding)
Windows_server_2022_23h2 Microsoft * 10.0.25398.1009 (excluding)

Extended Description

If an attacker can cause the UI to display erroneous data, or to otherwise convince the user to display information that appears to come from a trusted source, then the attacker could trick the user into performing the wrong action. This is often a component in phishing attacks, but other kinds of problems exist. For example, if the UI is used to monitor the security state of a system or network, then omitting or obscuring an important indicator could prevent the user from detecting and reacting to a security-critical event. UI misrepresentation can take many forms:

Potential Mitigations

References