#VU61102 Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR


Published: 2022-03-08

Vulnerability identifier: #VU61102

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26383

CWE-ID: CWE-357

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Client/Desktop applications / Web browsers
Firefox ESR
Client/Desktop applications / Web browsers

Vendor: Mozilla

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when resizing a popup after requesting fullscreen access. The popup would not display the fullscreen notification, which allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Mozilla Firefox: 90.0 - 97.0.2

Firefox ESR: 91.0 - 91.6.1


CPE

External links
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-10/
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-11/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?


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