#VU57877 Universal cross-site scripting in Firefox for Android
Published: November 2, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU57877
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Firefox for Android
Firefox for Android
Software vendor:
Mozilla
Mozilla
Description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform universal cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of QR Code URLs. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit the website via a specially crafted QR code and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of any website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.