#VU65793 Spoofing attack in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR


| Updated: 2022-07-29

Vulnerability identifier: #VU65793

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36319

CWE-ID: CWE-451

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Client/Desktop applications / Web browsers
Firefox ESR
Client/Desktop applications / Web browsers

Vendor: Mozilla

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error, related to mouse pointer positioning when combining CSS properties for overflow and transform. A remote attacker can trick the victim into interacting with mouse cursor with different coordinates than displayed.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Mozilla Firefox: 90.0 - 102.0.1

Firefox ESR: 102.0 - 102.0.1, 91.0 - 91.11.0


External links
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-28/
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-30/
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-29/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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