CVE-2021-29987

After requesting multiple permissions, and closing the first permission panel, subsequent permission panels will be displayed in a different position but still…

published August 17, 2021

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
60.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00945 · 60.7th percentile
Published
2021-08-17T19:12Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 AUG 19:12Z
    After requesting multiple permissions, and closing the first permission panel, subsequent permission panels will be displayed in a different position but still…
    cvelistv5