CVE-2021-43542

CVSS V2 Medium 4.3 CVSS V3 Medium 6.5
Description
Using XMLHttpRequest, an attacker could have identified installed applications by probing error messages for loading external protocols. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.4.0, Firefox ESR < 91.4.0, and Firefox < 95.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2021-43542
  • Assigner
  • security@mozilla.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2021-12-08T22:15:09
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2022-12-09T15:38:33
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-209 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/209.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 95.0
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 91.4.0
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 91.4.0
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • 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:H/I:N/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 6.5
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 2.8
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1723281 Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00030.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00001.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202202-03 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-14
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5026 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5034 Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-52/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-53/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-54/ Vendor Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43542
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-43542
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 15:45:40 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-06 03:26:20 2021-12-08T22:15Z 2021-12-08T22:15:09 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-06 03:26:20 2022-08-10T20:15:23 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-06 03:26:20 Undergoing Analysis Vulnerability Status updated
2022-12-06 03:26:25 References updated
2022-12-09 16:13:26 2022-12-09T15:38:33 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-09 16:13:26 Undergoing Analysis Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated