Mozilla Firefox Vulnerability: Overlay Attack via Fullscreen Feature

CVE-2024-5698

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information

Vendor
Mozilla
Status
Firefox
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 June 2024

Summary

By manipulating the fullscreen feature while opening a data-list, an attacker could have overlaid a text box over the address bar. This could have led to user confusion and possible spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 127.

Affected Version(s)

Firefox < 127

Refferences

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1828259
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-25/

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database

Credit

Hafiizh
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