CVE-2021-38503Incorrect Authorization in Mozilla Firefox

Severity
10.0CRITICALNVD
OSV8.8
EPSS
1.1%
top 22.14%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedDec 8
Latest updateJan 21

Description

The iframe sandbox rules were not correctly applied to XSLT stylesheets, allowing an iframe to bypass restrictions such as executing scripts or navigating the top-level frame. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 94, Thunderbird < 91.3, and Firefox ESR < 91.3.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 6.0

Affected Packages9 packages

CVEListV5mozilla/firefoxunspecified94
NVDmozilla/firefox< 94.0
CVEListV5mozilla/firefox_esrunspecified91.3
Ubuntumozilla/firefox< 94.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+1

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, 11.0, 9.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

5
OSV
thunderbird vulnerabilities2022-01-21
GHSA
GHSA-6g99-7xcp-vcw9: The iframe sandbox rules were not correctly applied to XSLT stylesheets, allowing an iframe to bypass restrictions such as executing scripts or naviga2021-12-09
OSV
CVE-2021-38503: The iframe sandbox rules were not correctly applied to XSLT stylesheets, allowing an iframe to bypass restrictions such as executing scripts or naviga2021-12-08
CVEList
CVE-2021-38503: The iframe sandbox rules were not correctly applied to XSLT stylesheets, allowing an iframe to bypass restrictions such as executing scripts or naviga2021-12-08
OSV
firefox vulnerabilities2021-11-03

📋Vendor Advisories

8
Ubuntu
Thunderbird vulnerabilities2022-01-21
Ubuntu
Thunderbird vulnerabilities2021-11-18
Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities2021-11-03
Red Hat
Mozilla: iframe sandbox rules did not apply to XSLT stylesheets2021-11-02
Debian
CVE-2021-38503: firefox - The iframe sandbox rules were not correctly applied to XSLT stylesheets, allowin...2021
CVE-2021-38503 — Incorrect Authorization in Mozilla | cvebase