CVE-2021-29971 (GCVE-0-2021-29971)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-05 19:46 – Updated: 2024-08-03 22:24
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
If a user had granted a permission to a webpage and saved that grant, any webpage running on the same host - irrespective of scheme or port - would be granted that permission. *This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 90.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- Granted permissions only compared host; omitting scheme and port on Android
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1713638 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
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Nomenclature
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