CVE-2021-43541Unquoted Search Path or Element in Mozilla Firefox

Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8
EPSS
0.3%
top 44.69%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedDec 8
Latest updateJan 21

Description

When invoking protocol handlers for external protocols, a supplied parameter URL containing spaces was not properly escaped. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.4.0, Firefox ESR < 91.4.0, and Firefox < 95.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages9 packages

CVEListV5mozilla/firefoxunspecified95
NVDmozilla/firefox< 95.0
CVEListV5mozilla/firefox_esrunspecified91.4.0
NVDmozilla/firefox_esr< 91.4.0
Ubuntumozilla/firefox< 95.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+3

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, 11.0, 9.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

6
OSV
thunderbird vulnerabilities2022-01-21
OSV
firefox regressions2021-12-20
GHSA
GHSA-33wh-q6g3-v2vg: When invoking protocol handlers for external protocols, a supplied parameter URL containing spaces was not properly escaped2021-12-09
OSV
firefox vulnerabilities2021-12-09
CVEList
CVE-2021-43541: When invoking protocol handlers for external protocols, a supplied parameter URL containing spaces was not properly escaped2021-12-08

📋Vendor Advisories

9
Ubuntu
Thunderbird vulnerabilities2022-01-21
Ubuntu
Thunderbird vulnerabilities2022-01-21
Ubuntu
Firefox regressions2021-12-20
Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities2021-12-09
Red Hat
Mozilla: External protocol handler parameters were unescaped2021-12-07
CVE-2021-43541 — Unquoted Search Path or Element | cvebase