6.1
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2024-1550
Firefox Pointer Lock Fullscreen Misplacement Vulnerability
Description

A malicious website could have used a combination of exiting fullscreen mode and `requestPointerLock` to cause the user's mouse to be re-positioned unexpectedly, which could have led to user confusion and inadvertently granting permissions they did not intend to grant. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 123, Firefox ESR < 115.8, and Thunderbird < 115.8.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 20, 2024, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 27, 2025, 8:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-1550 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla firefox
2 Mozilla firefox_esr
3 Mozilla thunderbird
1 Debian debian_linux
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 4
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
Follow the instructions below to mitigate the CVE-2024-1550 vulnerability.
There is no known solution at this time.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-1550.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1860065 Issue Tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00000.html Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00001.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-05/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-06/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-07/ Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1860065 Issue Tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00000.html Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00001.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-05/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-06/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-07/ Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-1550 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-1550 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-1550 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-1550 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Mar. 27, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-1021
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Added CWE NIST CWE-1021
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 115.8.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 123.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 115.8.0
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1860065 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1860065 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1860065 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1860065 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00000.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00000.html Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00000.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00000.html Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00001.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00001.html Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00001.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00001.html Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-05/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-05/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-05/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-05/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-06/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-06/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-06/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-06/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-07/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-07/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-07/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-07/ Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1860065
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00000.html
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00001.html
    Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-05/
    Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-06/
    Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-07/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 04, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00000.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00001.html [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A malicious website could have used a combination of exiting fullscreen mode and `requestPointerLock` to cause the user's mouse to be re-positioned unexpectedly, which could have led to user confusion and inadvertently granting permissions they did not intend to grant. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 123 and Firefox ESR < 115.8. A malicious website could have used a combination of exiting fullscreen mode and `requestPointerLock` to cause the user's mouse to be re-positioned unexpectedly, which could have led to user confusion and inadvertently granting permissions they did not intend to grant. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 123, Firefox ESR < 115.8, and Thunderbird < 115.8.
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-07/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A malicious website could have used a combination of exiting fullscreen mode and `requestPointerLock` to cause the user's mouse to be re-positioned unexpectedly, which could have led to user confusion and inadvertently granting permissions they did not intend to grant. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 123 and Firefox ESR < 115.8.
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1860065 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-05/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-06/ [No types assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.1
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact