CVE-2021-23984

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.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1693664	Issue 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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-03-31 14:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 18:28

NVD link : CVE-2021-23984

Mitre link : CVE-2021-23984

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-23984

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mozilla

firefox
thunderbird
firefox_esr

CWE

CWE-290

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

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