CVE-2021-23959
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CVE-2021-23959 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. An XSS bug in internal error pages could have led to various spoofing attacks, including other error pages and the address bar. Note: This issue only affected Firefox for Android. EPSS estimates a 0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An XSS bug in internal error pages could have led to various spoofing attacks, including other error pages and the address bar. Note: This issue only affected Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 85.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 85.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1659035Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-03/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1659035Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-03/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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