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CVE-2021-24000
Published: Jun 24, 2021
Modified: Aug 3, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
A race condition with requestPointerLock() and setTimeout() could have resulted in a user interacting with one tab when they believed they were on a separate tab. In conjunction with certain elements (such as <input type="file">) this could have led to an attack where a user was confused about the origin of the webpage and potentially disclosed information they did not intend to. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 88.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Mozilla | Firefox | affected unspecified - < 88 |
References
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-16/
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1694698
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