CVE-2021-23984

Mozilla: Malicious extensions could have spoofed popup information

Published Mar 31, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A malicious extension could have opened a popup window lacking an address bar. The title of the popup lacking an address bar should not be fully controllable, but in this situation was. This could have been used to spoof a website and attempt to trick the user into providing credentials. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 78.9, Firefox < 87, and Thunderbird < 78.9.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2607-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2609-1 thunderbird security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4874-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4876-1 thunderbird security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-10904 A malicious extension could have opened a popup window lacking an address bar. The title of the popup lacking an address bar should not be fully controllable, but in this situation was. This could have been used to spoof a website and attempt to trick the user into providing credentials. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 78.9, Firefox < 87, and Thunderbird < 78.9.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4893-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4995-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4995-2 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 7:14 PM
Reserved
Jan 13, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 31, 2021, 2:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:39 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 23, 2021, 12:00 AM