Mozilla Thunderbird up to 132 Dropdown ui layer

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A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 132. This affects an unknown part of the component Dropdown Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to ui layer. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-11692. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 132. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Dropdown Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a ui layer vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-1021. The web application does not restrict or incorrectly restricts frame objects or UI layers that belong to another application or domain, which can lead to user confusion about which interface the user is interacting with. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

An attacker could cause a select dropdown to be shown over another tab; this could have led to user confusion and possible spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 133, Firefox ESR < 128.5, Thunderbird < 133, and Thunderbird < 128.5.

The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-11692 since 11/25/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. 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 11/27/2024).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211877 (Mozilla Firefox ESR < 128.5), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 133 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (211877). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• Mail Client Software

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• Mozilla

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• Thunderbird

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• 132

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• open-source

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• Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/

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