CVE-2021-38497
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-11-03 00:03
Modified
2024-08-04 01:44
Severity ?
Summary
Through use of reportValidity() and window.open(), a plain-text validation message could have been overlaid on another origin, leading to possible user confusion and spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 93, Thunderbird < 91.2, and Firefox ESR < 91.2.
References
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1726621Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-43/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-45/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-47/Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
MozillaFirefox
MozillaThunderbird
MozillaFirefox ESR
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