CVE-2021-38503
Mozilla: iframe sandbox rules did not apply to XSLT stylesheets
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
The iframe sandbox rules were not correctly applied to XSLT stylesheets, allowing an iframe to bypass restrictions such as executing scripts or navigating the top-level frame. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 94, Thunderbird < 91.3, and Firefox ESR < 91.3.
Las reglas del sandbox de iframe no se aplicaban correctamente a las hojas de estilo XSLT, permitiendo a un iframe omitir restricciones como la ejecuciĆ³n de scripts o la navegaciĆ³n por el marco de nivel superior. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a Firefox versiones anteriores a 94, Thunderbird versiones anteriores a 91.3 y Firefox ESR versiones anteriores a 91.3
The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as: The iframe sandbox rules were not correctly applied to XSLT stylesheets, allowing an iframe to bypass restrictions such as executing scripts or navigating the top-level frame.
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, bypass security restrictions, spoof the browser UI, confuse the user, conduct phishing attacks, or execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that the 'Copy Image Link' context menu action would copy the final image URL after redirects. If a user were tricked into copying and pasting a link for an embedded image that triggered authentication flows back to the page, an attacker could potentially exploit this to steal authentication tokens. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2021-08-10 CVE Reserved
- 2021-11-03 CVE Published
- 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
- CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization
CAPEC
References (11)
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00030.html | Mailing List |
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00001.html | Mailing List |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202202-03 | 2022-12-09 | |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-14 | 2022-12-09 | |
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5026 | 2022-12-09 | |
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5034 | 2022-12-09 | |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-48 | 2022-12-09 | |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-49 | 2022-12-09 | |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-50 | 2022-12-09 | |
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-38503 | 2021-11-10 | |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2019621 | 2021-11-10 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" | < 94.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " < 94.0" | - |
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Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" | < 91.3 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version " < 91.3" | - |
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Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" | < 91.3 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " < 91.3" | - |
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Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0" | - |
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Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 11.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "11.0" | - |
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