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 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 products
- Alt Linux, Almalinux, Astra Linux, Centos, Firefox, Firefox Esr, Linuxmint, Red Hat
- Mozilla Firefox
- < 94.0
- Mozilla Firefox Esr
- < 91.3.0
- Mozilla Thunderbird
- < 91.3.0
- Fix
- Available
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 MEDIUM
- EPSS
- 1.5% (72th percentile)
- Weakness
- CWE-1021
- NVD status
- Modified
- Published
- 2021-12-08
CVE-2021-38508 at NVD
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