CVE-2021-29965
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CVE-2021-29965 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. A malicious website that causes an HTTP Authentication dialog to be spawned could trick the built-in password manager to suggest passwords for the currently active website instead of the website that triggered the dialog. *This bug only affects Firefox for Android. EPSS estimates a 0.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A malicious website that causes an HTTP Authentication dialog to be spawned could trick the built-in password manager to suggest passwords for the currently active website instead of the website that triggered the dialog. *This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 89.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 89.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1709257Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-23/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1709257Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-23/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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