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CVE-2021-23972

 

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

One phishing tactic on the web is to provide a link with HTTP Auth. For example 'https://www.phishingtarget.com@evil.com'. To mitigate this type of attack, Firefox will display a warning dialog; however, this warning dialog would not have been displayed if evil.com used a redirect that was cached by the browser. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 86.

Una táctica de phishing en la web es proporcionar un enlace con Autenticación HTTP .&#xa0;Por ejemplo, "https://www.phishingtarget.com@evil.com".&#xa0;Para mitigar este tipo de ataque, Firefox mostrará un cuadro de diálogo de advertencia;&#xa0;sin embargo, este cuadro de diálogo de advertencia no habría sido mostrado si evil.com hubiera usado un redireccionamiento almacenado en caché por el navegador.&#xa0;Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a Firefox versiones anteriores a 86

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-01-13 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-02-26 CVE Published
  • 2023-11-11 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
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  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Mozilla
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Firefox
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< 86.0
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Affected