CVE-2024-1550 Security feature bypass in Firefox
A malicious website could unexpectedly reposition the mouse to trick users into granting unintended permissions, affecting Firefox and Thunderbird.
- 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-2024-1550?
CVE-2024-1550 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 20 Feb 2024. 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
A malicious website could have used a combination of exiting fullscreen mode and `requestPointerLock` to cause the user's mouse to be re-positioned unexpectedly, which could have led to user confusion and inadvertently granting permissions they did not intend to grant. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 123, Firefox ESR < 115.8, and Thunderbird < 115.8.
Weakness: CWE-1021
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1550?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1550?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2024-1550 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1550 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-1550, GHSA-8q5j-74vg-j4hr, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-1550.