Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
Required
Privileges Required
None
Attack Vector
Network
0

CVE-2021-38508

Disclosure Date: December 08, 2021
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Description

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.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
4.3 Medium
Impact Score:
1.4
Exploitability Score:
2.8
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
Required
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
Low
Availability (A):
None

General Information

Vendors

  • debian,
  • mozilla

Products

  • debian linux 10.0,
  • debian linux 11.0,
  • debian linux 9.0,
  • firefox,
  • firefox esr,
  • thunderbird
Technical Analysis