CVE-2024-11919
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to create deceptive user interfaces in Google Chrome on Android through malicious web pages. It affects Android users running Chrome versions before 129.0.6668.58, enabling UI spoofing attacks.
💻 Affected Systems
- Google Chrome for Android
📦 What is this software?
Chrome by Google
Google Chrome is the world's most popular web browser, used by over 3 billion users globally across Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS platforms. As a Chromium-based browser developed by Google, Chrome dominates the browser market with approximately 65% market share, making it a critical compon...
Learn more about Chrome →⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could create convincing phishing interfaces that trick users into revealing sensitive information or performing unintended actions.
Likely Case
Users might be tricked into clicking malicious elements or providing information to spoofed UI elements.
If Mitigated
With proper user awareness and updated browsers, impact is minimal as users can recognize suspicious interfaces.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user to visit a crafted HTML page. No authentication needed for the attack itself.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 129.0.6668.58 and later
Vendor Advisory: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_17.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open Google Play Store 2. Search for Chrome 3. Update to latest version 4. Restart Chrome
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable JavaScript
allPrevents execution of malicious scripts that could exploit the vulnerability
chrome://settings/content/javascript (toggle off)
Use alternative browser
allTemporarily switch to a different browser until Chrome is updated
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Educate users about phishing risks and suspicious UI elements
- Implement web filtering to block known malicious sites
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Chrome version in Settings > About Chrome. If version is below 129.0.6668.58, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
chrome://version/Verify Fix Applied:
Confirm Chrome version is 129.0.6668.58 or higher after update.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual user reports of suspicious website behavior
- Multiple failed authentication attempts from same session
Network Indicators:
- Traffic to known malicious domains hosting crafted HTML pages
SIEM Query:
source="chrome_logs" AND (event="suspicious_ui" OR event="phishing_attempt")