CVE-2021-38509
published 2021-12-08CVE-2021-38509: Due to an unusual sequence of attacker-controlled events, a Javascript alert() dialog with arbitrary (although unstyled) contents could be displayed over top…
PriorityP423medium4.3CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNILAN
EPSS
1.62%
73.2th percentile
Due to an unusual sequence of attacker-controlled events, a Javascript alert() dialog with arbitrary (although unstyled) contents could be displayed over top an uncontrolled webpage of the attacker's choosing. 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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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
Thunderbird vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2021-11-18
CVE-2021-38503 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,
bypass security restrictions, spoof the UI, confuse the user, conduct
phishing attacks, or execute arbitrary code.
Instructions: After a standard system update you need to restart Thunderbird to make
all the necessary changes.
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: Javascript alert box could have been spoofed onto an arbitrary domain
vendor_redhat·2021-11-02·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2021-38509 [MEDIUM] CWE-1021 Mozilla: Javascript alert box could have been spoofed onto an arbitrary domain
Mozilla: Javascript alert box could have been spoofed onto an arbitrary domain
Due to an unusual sequence of attacker-controlled events, a Javascript alert() dialog with arbitrary (although unstyled) contents could be displayed over top an uncontrolled webpage of the attacker's choosing. 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-2021-38509: firefox - Due to an unusual sequence of attacker-controlled events, a Javascript alert() d...
vendor_debian·2021·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2021-38509 [MEDIUM] CVE-2021-38509: firefox - Due to an unusual sequence of attacker-controlled events, a Javascript alert() d...
Due to an unusual sequence of attacker-controlled events, a Javascript alert() dialog with arbitrary (although unstyled) contents could be displayed over top an uncontrolled webpage of the attacker's choosing. 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 2021-49: CVE-2021-38509
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2021-38509 [MEDIUM] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2021-49: CVE-2021-38509
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2021-49
CVE: CVE-2021-38509
Product: Firefox ESR
Impact: high
Fixed in: Firefox ESR 91.3
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2021-50: CVE-2021-38509
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2021-38509 [MEDIUM] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2021-50: CVE-2021-38509
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2021-50
CVE: CVE-2021-38509
Product: Thunderbird
Impact: high
Fixed in: Thunderbird 91.3
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2021-48: CVE-2021-38509
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2021-38509 [MEDIUM] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2021-48: CVE-2021-38509
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2021-48
CVE: CVE-2021-38509
Product: Firefox
Impact: high
Fixed in: Firefox 94
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-hw7m-5984-jp2q: Due to an unusual sequence of attacker-controlled events, a Javascript alert() dialog with arbitrary (although unstyled) contents could be displayed o
ghsa_unreviewed·2021-12-09
CVE-2021-38509 [MEDIUM] CWE-1021 GHSA-hw7m-5984-jp2q: Due to an unusual sequence of attacker-controlled events, a Javascript alert() dialog with arbitrary (although unstyled) contents could be displayed o
Due to an unusual sequence of attacker-controlled events, a Javascript alert() dialog with arbitrary (although unstyled) contents could be displayed over top an uncontrolled webpage of the attacker's choosing. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 94, Thunderbird < 91.3, and Firefox ESR < 91.3.
OSV
CVE-2021-38509: Due to an unusual sequence of attacker-controlled events, a Javascript alert() dialog with arbitrary (although unstyled) contents could be displayed o
osv·2021-12-08·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2021-38509 [MEDIUM] CVE-2021-38509: Due to an unusual sequence of attacker-controlled events, a Javascript alert() dialog with arbitrary (although unstyled) contents could be displayed o
Due to an unusual sequence of attacker-controlled events, a Javascript alert() dialog with arbitrary (although unstyled) contents could be displayed over top an uncontrolled webpage of the attacker's choosing. 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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1718571https://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=1718571https://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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