Security restrictions bypass in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2021-38491

 

Security restrictions bypass in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2021-38491

Published: September 7, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU56372
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38491
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Mozilla
Affected software:
Mozilla Firefox

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to Mixed-Content-Blocking was unable to check opaque origins. As a result, the mixed-content checks were unable to analyze opaque origins which led to some mixed content being loaded.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-38491

Install updates from vendor's website.

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