Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames in Firefox for Android - CVE-2025-1940

 

Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames in Firefox for Android - CVE-2025-1940

Published: March 5, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU105322
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 7.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-1940
CWE-ID: CWE-1021
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform tapjacking attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to a select option can partially obscure the confirmation prompt shown before launching external apps. This could be used to trick a user in to launching an external app unexpectedly.


Affected software

Firefox for Android

How to mitigate CVE-2025-1940

Install updates from vendor's website.

Firefox for Android - update to 136.0

External References

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