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CVE-2023-6867

The timing of a button click causing a popup to disappear was approximately the same length as the anti-clickjacking delay on permission pro

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 115.6, 121
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

The timing of a button click causing a popup to disappear was approximately the same length as the anti-clickjacking delay on permission prompts. It was possible to use this fact to surprise users by luring them to click where the permission grant button would be about to appear. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 115.6 and Firefox < 121.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Mozilla Firefox ESR

    fixed in 115.6

  • Mozilla Firefox

    fixed in 121

References 6

bugzilla.mozilla.org

mozilla.org

debian.org

lists.debian.org

security.gentoo.org