User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information Affecting Firefox package, versions [,127)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FIREFOX-7250260
  • published12 Jun 2024
  • disclosed11 Jun 2024
  • creditHafiizh

Introduced: 11 Jun 2024

CVE-2024-5698  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-451  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Firefox to version 127 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information through the manipulation of the fullscreen feature in conjunction with opening a data-list. An attacker can overlay a text box over the address bar, leading to user confusion and potential spoofing attacks.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1