CVE-2021-38508
published 2021-12-08CVE-2021-38508: By displaying a form validity message in the correct location at the same time as a permission prompt (such as for geolocation), the validity message could…
PriorityP419medium4.3CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNILAN
EPSS
1.53%
71.6th percentile
By displaying a form validity message in the correct location at the same time as a permission prompt (such as for geolocation), the validity message could have obscured the prompt, resulting in the user potentially being tricked into granting the permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 94, Thunderbird < 91.3, and Firefox ESR < 91.3.
Affected
21 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | firefox | < firefox 94.0-1 (sid) | firefox 94.0-1 (sid) |
| debian | firefox-esr | < firefox 94.0-1 (sid) | firefox 94.0-1 (sid) |
| debian | thunderbird | < firefox 94.0-1 (sid) | firefox 94.0-1 (sid) |
| mozilla | firefox | < 94.0 | 94.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | — | — |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 94.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | 94.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 94.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | 94.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= unspecified < 94 | 94 |
| mozilla | firefox_esr | < 91.3.0 | 91.3.0 |
| mozilla | firefox_esr | >= unspecified < 91.3 | 91.3 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | < 91.3.0 | 91.3.0 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:91.4.1-1~deb11u1 | 1:91.4.1-1~deb11u1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:91.3.0-1 | 1:91.3.0-1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:91.3.0-1 | 1:91.3.0-1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:91.3.0-1 | 1:91.3.0-1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= unspecified < 91.3 | 91.3 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.14.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
osv10.0CRITICAL
vendor_ubuntu10.0CRITICAL
vendor_debian4.3MEDIUM
vendor_redhat4.3MEDIUM
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OSV
thunderbird vulnerabilities
osv·2022-01-21·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2021-4129 [HIGH] thunderbird vulnerabilities
thunderbird vulnerabilities
Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an
attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service,
obtain sensitive information, trick a user into accepting unwanted
permissions, conduct header splitting attacks, conduct spoofing attacks,
bypass security restrictions, confuse the user, or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2021-4129, CVE-2021-4140, CVE-2021-29981, CVE-2021-29982,
CVE-2021-29987, CVE-2021-29991, CVE-2021-38495, CVE-2021-38496,
CVE-2021-38497, CVE-2021-38498, CVE-2021-38500, CVE-2021-38501,
CVE-2021-38503, CVE-2021-38504, CVE-2021-38506, CVE-2021-38507,
CVE-2021-38508, CVE-2021-38509, CVE-2021-43534, CVE-2021-43535,
CVE-2021-43536, CVE
GHSA
GHSA-9mfh-2h7f-xf6h: By displaying a form validity message in the correct location at the same time as a permission prompt (such as for geolocation), the validity message
ghsa_unreviewed·2021-12-09
CVE-2021-38508 [MEDIUM] CWE-1021 GHSA-9mfh-2h7f-xf6h: By displaying a form validity message in the correct location at the same time as a permission prompt (such as for geolocation), the validity message
By displaying a form validity message in the correct location at the same time as a permission prompt (such as for geolocation), the validity message could have obscured the prompt, resulting in the user potentially being tricked into granting the permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 94, Thunderbird < 91.3, and Firefox ESR < 91.3.
OSV
CVE-2021-38508: By displaying a form validity message in the correct location at the same time as a permission prompt (such as for geolocation), the validity message
osv·2021-12-08·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2021-38508 [MEDIUM] CVE-2021-38508: By displaying a form validity message in the correct location at the same time as a permission prompt (such as for geolocation), the validity message
By displaying a form validity message in the correct location at the same time as a permission prompt (such as for geolocation), the validity message could have obscured the prompt, resulting in the user potentially being tricked into granting the permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 94, Thunderbird < 91.3, and Firefox ESR < 91.3.
OSV
firefox vulnerabilities
osv·2021-11-03·CVSS 10.0
CVE-2021-38503 [CRITICAL] firefox vulnerabilities
firefox vulnerabilities
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, bypass security
restrictions, spoof the browser UI, confuse the user, conduct phishing
attacks, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-38503, CVE-2021-38504,
CVE-2021-38506, CVE-2021-38507, CVE-2021-38508, CVE-2021-38509)
It was discovered that the 'Copy Image Link' context menu action
would copy the final image URL after redirects. If a user were tricked
into copying and pasting a link for an embedded image that triggered
authentication flows back to the page, an attacker could potentially
exploit this to steal authentication tokens.
Ubuntu
Thunderbird vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2022-01-21·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2022-22742 [HIGH] Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Title: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Thunderbird.
Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an
attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service,
obtain sensitive information, trick a user into accepting unwanted
permissions, conduct header splitting attacks, conduct spoofing attacks,
bypass security restrictions, confuse the user, or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2021-4129, CVE-2021-4140, CVE-2021-29981, CVE-2021-29982,
CVE-2021-29987, CVE-2021-29991, CVE-2021-38495, CVE-2021-38496,
CVE-2021-38497, CVE-2021-38498, CVE-2021-38500, CVE-2021-38501,
CVE-2021-38503, CVE-2021-38504, CVE-2021-38506, CVE-2021-38507,
CVE-2021-38508,
Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2021-11-03·CVSS 10.0
CVE-2021-38507 [CRITICAL] Firefox vulnerabilities
Title: Firefox vulnerabilities
Summary: Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a malicious website.
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, bypass security
restrictions, spoof the browser UI, confuse the user, conduct phishing
attacks, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-38503, CVE-2021-38504,
CVE-2021-38506, CVE-2021-38507, CVE-2021-38508, CVE-2021-38509)
It was discovered that the 'Copy Image Link' context menu action
would copy the final image URL after redirects. If a user were tricked
into copying and pasting a link for an embedded image that triggered
authentication flows back to the page, an att
Red Hat
Mozilla: Permission Prompt could be overlaid, resulting in user confusion and potential spoofing
vendor_redhat·2021-11-02·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2021-38508 [MEDIUM] CWE-1021 Mozilla: Permission Prompt could be overlaid, resulting in user confusion and potential spoofing
Mozilla: Permission Prompt could be overlaid, resulting in user confusion and potential spoofing
By displaying a form validity message in the correct location at the same time as a permission prompt (such as for geolocation), the validity message could have obscured the prompt, resulting in the user potentially being tricked into granting the permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 94, Thunderbird < 91.3, and Firefox ESR < 91.3.
Package: firefox (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Out of support scope
Package: thunderbird (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Out of support scope
Debian
CVE-2021-38508: firefox - By displaying a form validity message in the correct location at the same time a...
vendor_debian·2021·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2021-38508 [MEDIUM] CVE-2021-38508: firefox - By displaying a form validity message in the correct location at the same time a...
By displaying a form validity message in the correct location at the same time as a permission prompt (such as for geolocation), the validity message could have obscured the prompt, resulting in the user potentially being tricked into granting the permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 94, Thunderbird < 91.3, and Firefox ESR < 91.3.
Scope: local
sid: resolved (fixed in 94.0-1)
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2021-50: CVE-2021-38508
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2021-38508 [MEDIUM] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2021-50: CVE-2021-38508
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2021-50
CVE: CVE-2021-38508
Product: Thunderbird
Impact: high
Fixed in: Thunderbird 91.3
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2021-49: CVE-2021-38508
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2021-38508 [MEDIUM] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2021-49: CVE-2021-38508
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2021-49
CVE: CVE-2021-38508
Product: Firefox ESR
Impact: high
Fixed in: Firefox ESR 91.3
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2021-48: CVE-2021-38508
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2021-38508 [MEDIUM] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2021-48: CVE-2021-38508
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2021-48
CVE: CVE-2021-38508
Product: Firefox
Impact: high
Fixed in: Firefox 94
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1366818https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00030.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00001.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202202-03https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-14https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5026https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5034https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-48/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-49/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-50/https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1366818https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00030.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00001.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202202-03https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-14https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5026https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5034https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-48/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-49/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-50/
2021-12-08
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