CVE-2023-6206
Mozilla: Clickjacking permission prompts using the fullscreen transition
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · November 21, 2023
Updated · November 22, 2025
Description
The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as:
The black fade animation when exiting fullscreen is roughly the length of the anti-clickjacking delay on permission prompts. It was possible to use this fact to surprise users by luring them to click where the permission grant button would be about to appear.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-1021 · Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames