CVE-2021-38492
Description
When delegating navigations to the operating system, Firefox would accept the mk scheme which might allow attackers to launch pages and execute scripts in Internet Explorer in unprivileged mode. *This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 92, Thunderbird < 91.1, Thunderbird < 78.14, Firefox ESR < 78.14, and Firefox ESR < 91.1.
Risk Information
Base Score
6.5
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.406
Associated Vulnerability
| Vulnerability | OS Platform |
|---|---|
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-29993,CVE-2021-38491,CVE-2021-38492,CVE-2021-38493,CVE-2021-38494 are fixed in Mozilla Firefox (x64) (92.0) | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-29993,CVE-2021-38491,CVE-2021-38492,CVE-2021-38493,CVE-2021-38494 are fixed in Mozilla Firefox (92.0) | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-38492,CVE-2021-38495 are fixed in Mozilla Firefox ESR (91) (x64) (91.1.0) | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-38492,CVE-2021-38495 are fixed in Mozilla Firefox ESR (91) (91.1.0) | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-38492,CVE-2021-38493 are fixed in Mozilla Firefox ESR (78.14.0) | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-38492,CVE-2021-38493 are fixed in Mozilla Firefox ESR (x64) (78.14.0) | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-38492,CVE-2021-38493 are fixed in Mozilla Thunderbird (78.14.0) | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-38492,CVE-2021-38493 are fixed in Mozilla Thunderbird (x64) (78.14.0) | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-29993,CVE-2021-38491,CVE-2021-38492,CVE-2021-38493,CVE-2021-38494 are fixed in Mozilla Firefox For Mac (92.0) | Mac |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-29993,CVE-2021-38491,CVE-2021-38492,CVE-2021-38493,CVE-2021-38494 are fixed in Mozilla Firefox For Mac (92.0.1) | Mac |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-38492,CVE-2021-38493 are fixed in Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (78.14.0) | Mac |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-38495,CVE-2021-38492 are fixed in Mozilla Firefox ESR for MAC 91.10.0 | Mac |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-38492,CVE-2021-38493 are fixed in Mozilla Firefox ESR for MAC 78.14.0 | Mac |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in Mozilla Firefox for Mac 91.0 | Mac |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-38492,CVE-2021-38493 are affected in Firefox ESR for Mac 78.13.0 | Mac |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-38492,CVE-2021-38495 are affected in Firefox ESR for Mac 91.0 | Mac |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-38492,CVE-2021-38493 are affected in Mozilla Firefox for Mac 78.13.0 | Mac |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-38492,CVE-2021-38493 are affected in Mozilla Thunderbird for Mac 78.13.0 | Mac |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-38492,CVE-2021-38495 are affected in Mozilla Thunderbird for Mac 91.0 | Mac |
| SUSE-SU-2022:1582-1(SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 ) MozillaFirefox-91.9.0-112.104.1.x86_64.rpm | Linux |
Patch Details
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| Patch ID | Patch Description |
|---|---|
| PATCH-321297 | Mozilla Firefox (x64) (92.0) |
| PATCH-321296 | Mozilla Firefox (92.0) |
| PATCH-321298 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (78.14.0) |
| PATCH-321300 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (x64) (78.14.0) |
| PATCH-321303 | Mozilla Thunderbird (78.14.0) |
| PATCH-321305 | Mozilla Thunderbird (x64) (78.14.0) |
| PATCH-607000 | Mozilla Firefox For Mac (124.0) |
| PATCH-607000 | Mozilla Firefox For Mac (124.0) |
| PATCH-611353 | Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (128.12.0) |
| PATCH-607001 | Mozilla Firefox ESR for MAC 115.9.0 |
| PATCH-607001 | Mozilla Firefox ESR for MAC 115.9.0 |
| PATCH-611870 | Mozilla Firefox For Mac (142.0.1) |
| PATCH-611808 | Mozilla Firefox ESR for MAC 128.14.0 |
| PATCH-611808 | Mozilla Firefox ESR for MAC 128.14.0 |
| PATCH-611870 | Mozilla Firefox For Mac (142.0.1) |
| PATCH-611807 | Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (142.0) |
| PATCH-611807 | Mozilla Thunderbird For Mac (142.0) |
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234