CVE-2021-23974 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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The DOMParser API did not properly process '<noscript>' elements for escaping. This could be used as an mXSS vector to bypass an HTML Sanitizer. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 86.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Mozilla	Firefox

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1528997%2C1683627
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-10
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-07/

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published: 2021-02-26T01:51:50

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:14:09.876Z

Reserved: 2021-01-13T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-23974

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-02-26T02:15:13.320

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:52:07.953

Link: CVE-2021-23974

Redhat

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