CVE-2021-43528
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CVE-2021-43528 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Thunderbird unexpectedly enabled JavaScript in the composition area. The JavaScript execution context was limited to this area and did not receive chrome-level privileges, but could be used as a stepping stone to further an attack with other vulnerabilities. EPSS estimates a 1.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Thunderbird unexpectedly enabled JavaScript in the composition area. The JavaScript execution context was limited to this area and did not receive chrome-level privileges, but could be used as a stepping stone to further an attack with other vulnerabilities. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.4.0.
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 | Thunderbird | < 91.4.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1742579Broken Link, Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-14Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5034Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-54/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1742579Broken Link, Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-14Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5034Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-54/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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