CVE-2021-23974

Description

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

Risk Information

Base Score
6.1
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.142

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in Mozilla Firefox (86.0)Windows
Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in Mozilla Firefox (x64) (86.0)Windows
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in Mozilla Firefox (x64) 84.0Windows
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in Mozilla Firefox (x64) 85.99Windows
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in Mozilla_Firefox 85.99Windows
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Mozilla Firefox For Mac (86.0)Mac
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Mozilla Firefox For Mac (86.0.1)Mac
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in Mozilla Firefox for Mac 84.1.3Mac

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-318501Mozilla Firefox (86.0)
PATCH-318502Mozilla Firefox (x64) (86.0)
PATCH-317673Mozilla Firefox (x64) (84.0.1)
PATCH-607000Mozilla Firefox For Mac (124.0)
PATCH-607000Mozilla Firefox For Mac (124.0)
PATCH-611870Mozilla Firefox For Mac (142.0.1)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234