CVE-2021-23999
Mozilla: Blob URLs may have been granted additional privileges
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
1Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
If a Blob URL was loaded through some unusual user interaction, it could have been loaded by the System Principal and granted additional privileges that should not be granted to web content. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 78.10, Thunderbird < 78.10, and Firefox < 88.
Si una URL Blob se cargó mediante alguna interacción inusual del usuario, podría haber sido cargada por el Principal del Sistema y conceder privilegios adicionales que no deberían concederse al contenido web. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a Firefox ESR versiones anteriores a 78.10, Thunderbird versiones anteriores a 78.10 y Firefox versiones anteriores a 88
USN-4995-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Thunderbird. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information, spoof the UI, bypass security restrictions, or execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that extensions could open popup windows with control of the window title in some circumstances. If a user were tricked into installing a specially crafted extension, an attacker could potentially exploit this to spoof a website and trick the user into providing credentials. Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird's OpenPGP integration. If a user were tricked into importing a specially crafted key in some circumstances, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service or confuse the user. A use-after-free was discovered when Responsive Design Mode was enabled. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted website with Responsive Design Mode enabled, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that Thunderbird mishandled ftp URLs with encoded newline characters. If a user were tricked into clicking on a specially crafted link, an attacker could potentially exploit this to send arbitrary FTP commands. It was discovered that Thunderbird wrote signatures to disk and read them back during verification. A local attacker could potentially exploit this to replace the data with another signature file. It was discovered that Thunderbird might load an alternative OTR library. If a user were tricked into copying a specially crafted library to one of Thunderbird's search paths, an attacker could potentially exploit this to execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that secret keys imported into Thunderbird were stored unencrypted. A local attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain private keys. It was discovered that Thunderbird did not indicate when an inline signed or encrypted message contained additional unprotected parts. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2021-01-13 CVE Reserved
- 2021-04-26 CVE Published
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-03 First Exploit
- 2025-05-31 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
- CWE-281: Improper Preservation of Permissions
- CWE-697: Incorrect Comparison
CAPEC
References (6)
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1691153 | 2024-08-03 |
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-14 | 2022-04-26 | |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-15 | 2022-04-26 | |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-16 | 2022-04-26 | |
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-23999 | 2021-04-26 | |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1951368 | 2021-04-26 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" | < 88.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " < 88.0" | - |
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Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" | < 78.10 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version " < 78.10" | - |
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Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" | < 78.10 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " < 78.10" | - |
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