CVE-2021-23998

CVSS V2 Medium 4.3 CVSS V3 Medium 6.5
Description
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2021-23998
  • Assigner
  • security@mozilla.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2021-06-24T14:15:09
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2021-07-02T17:30:42
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-345 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/345.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 88.0
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 78.10
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 78.10
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 4.3
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 6.5
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 2.8
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-15/ Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1667456 Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-16/ Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-14/ Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23998
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-23998
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 07:09:00 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-05 04:55:13 2021-06-24T14:15Z 2021-06-24T14:15:09 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-05 04:55:13 2021-07-02T17:30:42 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-05 04:55:13 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated