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.
Weakness
The product does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firefox | Mozilla | * | 91.0 (excluding) |
| Thunderbird | Mozilla | * | 91.0 (excluding) |
| Firefox | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Firefox | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Firefox | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Firefox | Ubuntu | hirsute | * |
| Firefox | Ubuntu | impish | * |
| Firefox | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Firefox | Ubuntu | kinetic | * |
| Firefox | Ubuntu | lunar | * |
| Firefox | Ubuntu | mantic | * |
| Firefox | Ubuntu | noble | * |
| Firefox | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Firefox | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Firefox | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Mozjs38 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Mozjs38 | Ubuntu | esm-apps/bionic | * |
| Mozjs38 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Mozjs52 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Mozjs52 | Ubuntu | esm-apps/focal | * |
| Mozjs52 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Mozjs52 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Mozjs52 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Mozjs68 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Mozjs68 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Mozjs68 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Mozjs78 | Ubuntu | esm-apps/jammy | * |
| Mozjs78 | Ubuntu | hirsute | * |
| Mozjs78 | Ubuntu | impish | * |
| Mozjs78 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Mozjs78 | Ubuntu | kinetic | * |
| Mozjs78 | Ubuntu | lunar | * |
| Mozjs78 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Thunderbird | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Thunderbird | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Thunderbird | Ubuntu | hirsute | * |
| Thunderbird | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Thunderbird | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Thunderbird | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
Potential Mitigations
Common protection mechanisms include:
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid [REF-1482].
Consider using libraries with authentication capabilities such as OpenSSL or the ESAPI Authenticator. [REF-45]
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/16.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/49.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/560.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/565.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/600.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/652.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/653.html
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1716129
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202202-03
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-33/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-36/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1716129
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202202-03
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-33/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-36/