medium4.3
CVE-2021-38508
By displaying a form validity message in the correct location at the same time as a permission prompt (such as for geolocation), the validity message could hav…
Impact
By displaying a form validity message in the correct location at the same time as a permission prompt (such as for geolocation), the validity message could have obscured the prompt, resulting in the user potentially being tricked into granting the permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 94, Thunderbird < 91.3, and Firefox ESR < 91.3.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | before 94.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | before 91.3.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | before 91.3.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 9.0, 10.0, 11.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1366818
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00030.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00001.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202202-03
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-14
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5026
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5034
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-48/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-49/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-50/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1366818
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00030.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00001.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202202-03
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-14
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5026
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5034
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-48/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-49/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-50/