CVE-2021-29987
Description
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.
Risk Information
Base Score
6.5
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.31
Associated Vulnerability
| Vulnerability | OS Platform |
|---|---|
| Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in Mozilla Firefox (91.0) | Windows |
| Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in Mozilla Firefox (x64) (91.0) | Windows |
| Vulnerability CVE-2021-29981,CVE-2021-29982,CVE-2021-29987 are affected in Mozilla Thunderbird 78.15 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in Mozilla Thunderbird 78.9.1 | Windows |
| Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Mozilla Firefox For Mac (91.0) | Mac |
| Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Mozilla Firefox For Mac (91.0.1) | Mac |
| Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Mozilla Firefox For Mac (91.0.2) | Mac |
| Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (91.4.0) | Mac |
| Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (91.5.0) | Mac |
| Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (91.5.1) | Mac |
| Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (91.6.0) | Mac |
| Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (91.6.1) | Mac |
| Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (91.6.2) | Mac |
| Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (91.7.0) | Mac |
| Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (91.8.0) | Mac |
| Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (91.8.1) | Mac |
| Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (91.9.0) | Mac |
| Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (91.9.1) | Mac |
| Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (91.10.0) | Mac |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in Mozilla Firefox for Mac 90.0 | Mac |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-29981,CVE-2021-29982,CVE-2021-29987 are affected in Mozilla Thunderbird for Mac 78.15 | Mac |
| Mozilla Open Source web browser (USN-5037-1) firefox_91.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1_i386.deb | Linux |
| Mozilla Open Source web browser (USN-5037-1) firefox_91.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1_amd64.deb | Linux |
| Mozilla Open Source web browser (USN-5037-1) firefox_91.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1_amd64.deb | Linux |
| Mozilla Open Source web browser (USN-5037-1) firefox_91.0+build2-0ubuntu0.21.04.1_amd64.deb | Linux |
| Mozilla Open Source mail and newsgroup client (USN-5248-1) thunderbird_91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1_i386.deb | Linux |
| Mozilla Open Source mail and newsgroup client (USN-5248-1) thunderbird_91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1_amd64.deb | Linux |
| Mozilla Open Source mail and newsgroup client (USN-5248-1) thunderbird_91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1_amd64.deb | Linux |
| SUSE-SU-2022:1582-1(SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 ) MozillaFirefox-91.9.0-112.104.1.x86_64.rpm | Linux |
Patch Details
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| Patch ID | Patch Description |
|---|---|
| PATCH-320915 | Mozilla Firefox (91.0) |
| PATCH-320916 | Mozilla Firefox (x64) (91.0) |
| PATCH-607000 | Mozilla Firefox For Mac (124.0) |
| PATCH-607000 | Mozilla Firefox For Mac (124.0) |
| PATCH-607000 | Mozilla Firefox For Mac (124.0) |
| PATCH-611353 | Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (128.12.0) |
| PATCH-611353 | Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (128.12.0) |
| PATCH-611353 | Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (128.12.0) |
| PATCH-611353 | Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (128.12.0) |
| PATCH-611353 | Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (128.12.0) |
| PATCH-611353 | Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (128.12.0) |
| PATCH-611353 | Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (128.12.0) |
| PATCH-611353 | Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (128.12.0) |
| PATCH-611353 | Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (128.12.0) |
| PATCH-611353 | Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (128.12.0) |
| PATCH-611353 | Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (128.12.0) |
| PATCH-611353 | Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (128.12.0) |
| PATCH-611870 | Mozilla Firefox For Mac (142.0.1) |
| PATCH-611807 | Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (142.0) |
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234