CVE-2021-24000 (GCVE-0-2021-24000)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-06-24 13:20 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:14
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Summary
A race condition with requestPointerLock() and setTimeout() could have resulted in a user interacting with one tab when they believed they were on a separate tab. In conjunction with certain elements (such as &lt;input type="file"&gt;) this could have led to an attack where a user was confused about the origin of the webpage and potentially disclosed information they did not intend to. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 88.
Severity
3.1 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • requestPointerLock() could be applied to a tab different from the visible tab
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Vendor Product Version
Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 88 (custom)
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