VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-43542
Using XMLHttpRequest, an attacker could have identified installed applications by probing error messages for loading external protocols.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.71%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.71%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Using XMLHttpRequest, an attacker could have identified installed applications by probing error messages for loading external protocols. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.4.0, Firefox ESR < 91.4.0, and Firefox < 95.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.71% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-209
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox · mozilla/firefox esr · mozilla/thunderbird · debian/debian linux
- Source
- security@mozilla.org
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1723281Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00030.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202202-03Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-14Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5026Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5034Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-52/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-53/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-54/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1723281Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00030.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202202-03Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-14Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5026Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5034Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-52/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-53/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-54/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.