SB2019091810 - Spoofing attack in Mozilla Firefox
Published: September 18, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019091810
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11754)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attacks.
The vulnerability exists due Firefox allows the requestPointerLock()method to manipulate mouse pointer lock without user notification. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, hijack mouse pointer and confuse the victim.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.