medium6.5
CVE-2021-29987
After requesting multiple permissions, and closing the first permission panel, subsequent permission panels will be displayed in a different position but still…
Impact
After requesting multiple permissions, and closing the first permission panel, subsequent permission panels will be displayed in a different position but still record a click in the default location, making it possible to trick a user into accepting a permission they did not want to. *This bug only affects Firefox on Linux. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 91 and Thunderbird < 91.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | before 91.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | before 91.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1716129
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202202-03
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-33/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-36/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1716129
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202202-03
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-33/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-36/