CVE-2022-31738

Mozilla: Browser window spoof using fullscreen mode

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

When exiting fullscreen mode, an iframe could have confused the browser about the current state of fullscreen, resulting in potential user confusion or spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.10, Firefox < 101, and Firefox ESR < 91.10.

Al salir del modo de pantalla completa, un iframe podría haber confundido al navegador sobre el estado actual de la pantalla completa, lo que podría generar confusión en el usuario o ataques de suplantación de identidad. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a Thunderbird < 91.10, Firefox < 101 y Firefox ESR < 91.10.

A flaw was found in Mozilla. The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes the issue of when exiting fullscreen mode, an iframe could have confused the browser about the current state of the fullscreen, resulting in potential user confusion or spoofing attacks.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-05-26 CVE Reserved
2022-06-02 CVE Published
2024-07-14 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-290: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
CWE-1021: Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-20	2023-01-03
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-21	2023-01-03
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-22	2023-01-03
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-31738	2022-06-03
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2092021	2022-06-03

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				< 101 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " < 101"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				< 91.10 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version " < 91.10"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				< 91.10 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " < 91.10"		-		Affected