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GHSA-HW7M-5984-JP2Q

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-12-09 00:00 – Updated: 2022-03-17 00:06

Details

Due to an unusual sequence of attacker-controlled events, a Javascript alert() dialog with arbitrary (although unstyled) contents could be displayed over top an uncontrolled webpage of the attacker's choosing. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 94, Thunderbird < 91.3, and Firefox ESR < 91.3.

Severity ?

4.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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CVE-2021-38509 (GCVE-0-2021-38509)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-08 21:21 – Updated: 2024-08-04 01:44

Summary

Severity ?

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Javascript alert box could have been spoofed onto an arbitrary domain

Assigner

mozilla

References

URL

Tags

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	https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2…	x_refsource_MISC
	https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2…	x_refsource_MISC
	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1718571	x_refsource_MISC
	https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5026	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021…	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
	https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5034	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022…	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202202-03	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-14	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

Mozilla

Firefox

Affected: unspecified , < 94 (custom)

	Mozilla	Thunderbird	Affected: unspecified , < 91.3 (custom)
	Mozilla	Firefox ESR	Affected: unspecified , < 91.3 (custom)

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CVE-2021-38509 (GCVE-0-2021-38509)

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