CVE-2021-38508 (GCVE-0-2021-38508)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-12-08 21:21
Modified
2024-08-04 01:44
Severity ?
CWE
  • Permission Prompt could be overlaid, resulting in user confusion and potential spoofing
Summary
By displaying a form validity message in the correct location at the same time as a permission prompt (such as for geolocation), the validity message could have obscured the prompt, resulting in the user potentially being tricked into granting the permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 94, Thunderbird < 91.3, and Firefox ESR < 91.3.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mozilla Firefox Version: unspecified   < 94
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