CVE-2021-23985 — Resource Exposure in Mozilla Firefox
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.1
EPSS
1.3%
top 20.01%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMar 31
Latest updateMay 24
Description
If an attacker is able to alter specific about:config values (for example malware running on the user's computer), the Devtools remote debugging feature could have been enabled in a way that was unnoticable to the user. This would have allowed a remote attacker (able to make a direct network connection to the victim) to monitor the user's browsing activity and (plaintext) network traffic. This was addressed by providing a visual cue when Devtools has an open network socket. This vulnerability af…
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages5 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
3GHSA▶
GHSA-9m9w-3428-h4cq: If an attacker is able to alter specific about:config values (for example malware running on the user's computer), the Devtools remote debugging featu↗2022-05-24
OSV▶
CVE-2021-23985: If an attacker is able to alter specific about:config values (for example malware running on the user's computer), the Devtools remote debugging featu↗2021-03-25