CVE-2021-23955 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The browser could have been confused into transferring a pointer lock state into another tab, which could have lead to clickjacking attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 85.

Published: 2021-02-26

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Mozilla

Firefox

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`< 85`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-10876	The browser could have been confused into transferring a pointer lock state into another tab, which could have lead to clickjacking attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 85.
Ubuntu USN	USN-4717-1	Firefox vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00138.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1684837
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-03/

History

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Subscriptions

Mozilla Firefox

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published: 2021-02-26T02:10:22.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:14:09.782Z

Reserved: 2021-01-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-23955

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-02-26T03:15:13.573

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:52:05.897

Link: CVE-2021-23955

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-1021

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