Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2021-38492
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.
EPSS: 0.011 (62.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox_esr
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions unspecified
References
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-38492?
- CVE-2021-38492 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-11-03.
- How severe is CVE-2021-38492?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.