CVE-2021-23984
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CVE-2021-23984 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A malicious extension could have opened a popup window lacking an address bar. The title of the popup lacking an address bar should not be fully controllable, but in this situation was. EPSS estimates a 1.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A malicious extension could have opened a popup window lacking an address bar. The title of the popup lacking an address bar should not be fully controllable, but in this situation was. This could have been used to spoof a website and attempt to trick the user into providing credentials. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 78.9, Firefox < 87, and Thunderbird < 78.9.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 87.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | < 78.9 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 78.9 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1693664Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-10/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-11/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-12/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1693664Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-10/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-11/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-12/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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