Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2021-23998
Through complicated navigations with new windows, an HTTP page could have inherited a secure lock icon from an HTTPS page. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 78.10, Thunderbird < 78.10, and Firefox < 88.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (46.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 46.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox Esr
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-14/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-16/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-15/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-23998?
- CVE-2021-23998 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-06-24.
- How severe is CVE-2021-23998?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.