CVE-2021-23968
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CVE-2021-23968 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.3/10 on the CVSS scale. If Content Security Policy blocked frame navigation, the full destination of a redirect served in the frame was reported in the violation report; as opposed to the original frame URI. This could be used to leak sensitive information contained in such URIs. EPSS estimates a 1.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
If Content Security Policy blocked frame navigation, the full destination of a redirect served in the frame was reported in the violation report; as opposed to the original frame URI. This could be used to leak sensitive information contained in such URIs. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 86, Thunderbird < 78.8, and Firefox ESR < 78.8.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 86.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | < 78.8 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 78.8 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1687342Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-09Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-10Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4866Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-07/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-08/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-09/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1687342Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-09Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-10Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4866Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-07/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-08/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-09/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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