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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-43528

The JavaScript execution context was limited to this area and did not receive chrome-level privileges, but could be used as a stepping stone to further an attack with other vulnerabilities.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.27%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.27%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Thunderbird unexpectedly enabled JavaScript in the composition area. The JavaScript execution context was limited to this area and did not receive chrome-level privileges, but could be used as a stepping stone to further an attack with other vulnerabilities. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.4.0.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS
1.27% probability · 68th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-269
Affected
mozilla/thunderbird · debian/debian linux
Source
security@mozilla.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.