Mozilla Thunderbird Pointer Lock clickjacking

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Thunderbird. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Pointer Lock Handler. This manipulation causes clickjacking. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-2611. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Thunderbird (unknown version) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Pointer Lock Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a clickjacking vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A missing delay on when pointer lock was used could have allowed a malicious page to trick a user into granting permissions. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 124, Firefox ESR < 115.9, and Thunderbird < 115.9.

The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-2611 since 03/18/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/18/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1566.003 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 239942 (TencentOS Server 2: firefox (TSSA-2024:0095)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at mozilla.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (239942). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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

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Nessus ID: 239942
Nessus Name: TencentOS Server 2: firefox (TSSA-2024:0095)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: mozilla.org

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03/18/2024 🔍
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06/18/2025 +456 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: DLA 3769-1
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-2611 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-2611
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-257269

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2024 14:23
Updated: 06/18/2025 03:42
Changes: 03/19/2024 14:23 (54), 05/02/2024 03:23 (1), 10/30/2024 21:09 (13), 04/14/2025 11:10 (3), 06/18/2025 03:42 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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