Mozilla Thunderbird up to 91.10/101 on Linux Popup Window clickjacking

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 91.10/101 on Linux. This impacts an unknown function of the component Popup Window Handler. The manipulation results in clickjacking. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-34479. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 91.10/101 on Linux (Mail Client Software). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Popup Window Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a clickjacking vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-451. The user interface (UI) does not properly represent critical information to the user, allowing the information - or its source - to be obscured or spoofed. This is often a component in phishing attacks. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A malicious website that could create a popup could have resized the popup to overlay the address bar with its own content, resulting in potential user confusion or spoofing attacks. <br>*This bug only affects Thunderbird for Linux. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 102, Firefox ESR < 91.11, Thunderbird < 102, and Thunderbird < 91.11.

The weakness was presented 06/28/2022 by Irvan Kurniawan as Bug 1745595 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The advisory contains:

A malicious website that could create a popup could have resized the popup to overlay the address bar with its own content, resulting in potential user confusion or spoofing attacks. This bug only affects Thunderbird for Linux. Other operating systems are unaffected.
This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-34479. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 04/16/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1566.003.

Upgrading to version 91.11 or 102 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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Class: Clickjacking
CWE: CWE-451
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Thunderbird 91.11/102

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06/24/2022 🔍
06/28/2022 +4 days 🔍
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09/30/2022 +94 days 🔍
04/16/2025 +929 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 1745595
Researcher: Irvan Kurniawan
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2022-34479 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-34479
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-209988

Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2022 10:52
Updated: 04/16/2025 04:52
Changes: 09/30/2022 10:52 (18), 09/30/2022 10:55 (29), 10/26/2022 17:26 (1), 04/16/2025 04:52 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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