Fullscreen API Spoofing and UI Redressing in the handling of Fullscreen API and UI rendering in OpenAI Operator SaaS on Web allows a remote attacker to capture sensitive user input (e.g., login credentials, email addresses) via displaying a deceptive fullscreen interface with overlaid fake browser controls and a distracting element (like a cookie consent screen) to obscure fullscreen notifications, tricking the user into interacting with the malicious site.
The user interface (UI) does not properly represent critical information to the user, allowing the information - or its source - to be obscured or spoofed. This is often a component in phishing attacks.
If an attacker can cause the UI to display erroneous data, or to otherwise convince the user to display information that appears to come from a trusted source, then the attacker could trick the user into performing the wrong action. This is often a component in phishing attacks, but other kinds of problems exist. For example, if the UI is used to monitor the security state of a system or network, then omitting or obscuring an important indicator could prevent the user from detecting and reacting to a security-critical event. UI misrepresentation can take many forms: