# CVE-2022-45418: If a custom mouse cursor is specified in CSS, under certain circumstances the cursor could have been drawn over the browser UI, resulting in

- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 102.5, 107
- Published: 2022-12-22 · Updated: 2025-04-15

## Affected

- Mozilla Firefox ESR: fixed in 102.5
- Mozilla Thunderbird: fixed in 102.5
- Mozilla Firefox: fixed in 107

## Description

If a custom mouse cursor is specified in CSS, under certain circumstances the cursor could have been drawn over the browser UI, resulting in potential user confusion or spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.5, Thunderbird < 102.5, and Firefox < 107.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Mozilla Firefox ESR, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Firefox, upgrade to a fixed version (102.5, 107) per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-47/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-49/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-48/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1795815

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