CVE-2007-3511 Other in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass focus prevention to steal keystrokes by manipulating label focus attributes in Firefox and SeaMonkey browsers.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2007-3511?

CVE-2007-3511 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 3 Jul 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The focus handling for the onkeydown event in Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.12, 2.0.0.4 and other versions before 2.0.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to change field focus and copy keystrokes via the "for" attribute in a label, which bypasses the focus prevention, as demonstrated by changing focus from a textarea to a file upload field.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3511?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey.

How do I fix CVE-2007-3511?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2007-3511 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3511 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vqj2-jf89-h87v.

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