CVE-2021-38492

 

Published at: - 03-11-2021 02:15

Last modified: - 24-09-2022 03:03

Total changes: - 2

Description

When delegating navigations to the operating system, Firefox would accept the `mk` scheme which might allow attackers to launch pages and execute scripts in Internet Explorer in unprivileged mode. *This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 92, Thunderbird < 91.1, Thunderbird < 78.14, Firefox ESR < 78.14, and Firefox ESR < 91.1.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

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

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-41/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-40/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-42/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-38/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-39/
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1721107
• GLSA-202208-14-

 

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CVE-2021-38492

 

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