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Unscored CVE-2021-38497 EUVD-2021-24949GHSA-qmc5-2jh2-rpcw

Through use of reportValidity() and window.open(), a plain-text validation message could have been overlaid on another origin, leading to p…

Published Nov 3, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024 · Assigned by mozilla

Description

Through use of reportValidity() and window.open(), a plain-text validation message could have been overlaid on another origin, leading to possible user confusion and spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 93, Thunderbird < 91.2, and Firefox ESR < 91.2.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Mozilla Firefox unspecified – < 93 93
Mozilla Thunderbird unspecified – < 91.2 91.2
Mozilla Firefox ESR unspecified – < 91.2 91.2

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS mozjs78 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS thunderbird 1:91.3.0+build2-0ubuntu1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS firefox 93.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 USN-5107-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS mozjs52 +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS thunderbird 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 USN-5248-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS firefox 93.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 USN-5107-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS mozjs38 +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS thunderbird 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 USN-5248-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 8 firefox 91.2.0-4.el8_4 RHSA-2021:3755
RHEL 8 thunderbird 91.2.0-1.el8_4 RHSA-2021:3838
RHEL 7 firefox 91.2.0-4.el7_9 RHSA-2021:3791
RHEL 7 thunderbird 91.2.0-1.el7_9 RHSA-2021:3841
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 8.2 EUS firefox 91.2.0-4.el8_2 RHSA-2021:3756
RHEL 8.2 EUS thunderbird 91.2.0-1.el8_2 RHSA-2021:3839
RHEL 8.1 EUS firefox 91.2.0-4.el8_1 RHSA-2021:3757
RHEL 8.1 EUS thunderbird 91.2.0-1.el8_1 RHSA-2021:3840

Rocky Linux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Rocky Linux 8 firefox 91.2.0-4.el8_4 RLSA-2021:3755
Rocky Linux 8 thunderbird 91.2.0-1.el8_4 RLSA-2021:3838
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP3 MozillaFirefox 91.2.0-8.54.1 SUSE-SU-2021:3451-1
SLES 15 SP3 MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE 91-9.5.1 SUSE-SU-2021:3451-1
SLES 15 SP3 MozillaThunderbird 91.4.0-8.45.2 SUSE-SU-2021:4150-1
SLES 15 SP2 MozillaFirefox 91.2.0-8.54.1 SUSE-SU-2021:3451-1
SLES 15 SP2 MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE 91-9.5.1 SUSE-SU-2021:3451-1
SLES 15 SP2 MozillaThunderbird 91.4.0-8.45.2 SUSE-SU-2021:4150-1
SLES 15 SP1 MozillaFirefox 91.2.0-3.155.2 SUSE-SU-2021:3331-1
SLES 15 SP1 MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE 91-4.19.1 SUSE-SU-2021:3331-1
SLES 15 MozillaFirefox 91.2.0-3.155.2 SUSE-SU-2021:3331-1
SLES 15 MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE 91-4.19.1 SUSE-SU-2021:3331-1
SLES 12 SP5 MozillaFirefox 91.2.0-112.74.1 SUSE-SU-2021:3446-1
Show 17 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 12 SP4 MozillaFirefox 91.2.0-112.74.1 SUSE-SU-2021:3446-1
SLES 12 SP3 MozillaFirefox 91.2.0-112.74.1 SUSE-SU-2021:3446-1
SLES 12 SP2 MozillaFirefox 91.2.0-112.74.1 SUSE-SU-2021:3446-1
SLES 11 SP4 MozillaFirefox 91.2.0-78.143.1 SUSE-SU-2021:14826-1
SLES 11 SP4 MozillaFirefox-branding-SLED 91-21.18.1 SUSE-SU-2021:14826-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP1 MozillaFirefox 91.2.0-3.155.2 SUSE-SU-2021:3331-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP1 MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE 91-4.19.1 SUSE-SU-2021:3331-1
SLES for SAP 15 MozillaFirefox 91.2.0-3.155.2 SUSE-SU-2021:3331-1
SLES for SAP 15 MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE 91-4.19.1 SUSE-SU-2021:3331-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 MozillaFirefox 91.2.0-112.74.1 SUSE-SU-2021:3446-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP4 MozillaFirefox 91.2.0-112.74.1 SUSE-SU-2021:3446-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP3 MozillaFirefox 91.2.0-112.74.1 SUSE-SU-2021:3446-1
SLE HPC 15 SP1 MozillaFirefox 91.2.0-3.155.2 SUSE-SU-2021:3331-1
SLE HPC 15 SP1 MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE 91-4.19.1 SUSE-SU-2021:3331-1
SLE HPC 15 MozillaFirefox 91.2.0-3.155.2 SUSE-SU-2021:3331-1
SLE HPC 15 MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE 91-4.19.1 SUSE-SU-2021:3331-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 MozillaFirefox 91.2.0-112.74.1 SUSE-SU-2021:3446-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 MozillaFirefox 91.2.0-112.74.1 SUSE-SU-2021:3446-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 MozillaFirefox 91.2.0-112.74.1 SUSE-SU-2021:3446-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 MozillaFirefox 91.2.0-112.74.1 SUSE-SU-2021:3446-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 MozillaFirefox 91.2.0-112.74.1 SUSE-SU-2021:3446-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 MozillaFirefox 91.2.0-3.155.2 SUSE-SU-2021:3331-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE 91-4.19.1 SUSE-SU-2021:3331-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed MozillaFirefox 93.0-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:11570-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed MozillaThunderbird 91.2.0-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:11571-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed firefox-esr 128.5.1-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1
openSUSE Leap 15.3 MozillaFirefox 91.2.0-8.54.1 openSUSE-SU-2021:3451-1
openSUSE Leap 15.3 MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE 91-9.5.1 openSUSE-SU-2021:3451-1
openSUSE Leap 15.3 MozillaThunderbird 91.4.0-8.45.2 openSUSE-SU-2021:4150-1
openSUSE Leap 15.3 rust-cbindgen 0.19.0-1.9.1 openSUSE-SU-2021:3331-1
openSUSE Leap 15.2 MozillaFirefox 91.2.0-lp152.2.67.1 openSUSE-SU-2021:1367-1
openSUSE Leap 15.2 MozillaThunderbird 91.4.0-lp152.2.52.1 openSUSE-SU-2021:1635-1
openSUSE Leap 15.2 rust-cbindgen 0.19.0-lp152.2.7.1 openSUSE-SU-2021:1367-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.24 librewolf 93.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.23 firefox +1 93.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.23 firefox-esr 91.2.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.23 thunderbird 91.3.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.22 firefox +1 93.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.22 firefox-esr 91.2.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.22 thunderbird 91.3.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.21 firefox +1 93.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.21 firefox-esr 91.2.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.21 thunderbird 91.3.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.20 firefox 93.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.20 firefox-esr 91.2.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.20 thunderbird 91.3.2-r0 —
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.19 firefox 93.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.19 firefox-esr 91.2.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.19 thunderbird 91.3.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.18 firefox 93.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.18 firefox-esr 91.2.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.18 thunderbird 91.3.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.17 firefox 93.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.17 firefox-esr 91.2.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.17 thunderbird 91.3.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.16 firefox 93.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.16 firefox-esr 91.2.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.16 thunderbird 91.3.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.15 firefox 93.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.15 firefox-esr 91.2.0-r0 —

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2 thunderbird 91.6.0-1.amzn2.0.1 ALAS2-2022-1818

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 8 firefox 91.2.0-4.0.1.el8_4 ELSA-2021-3755
Oracle Linux 8 thunderbird 91.2.0-1.0.1.el8_4 ELSA-2021-3838
Oracle Linux 7 firefox 91.2.0-4.0.1.el7_9 ELSA-2021-3791
Oracle Linux 7 thunderbird 91.2.0-1.0.1.el7_9 ELSA-2021-3841

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