CVE-2021-38497

Mozilla Firefox ESR and 3 others: Through use of reportValidity() and window.open(), a plain-text validation message could have been overlaid…

CVE-2021-38497 is fixed in 11 products on 2 platforms, first by Mozilla Thunderbird (en-US) 91.2.0, released October 4, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

RoutineFixed on 2 platforms
CVSS
6.5
Important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0059
48th percentile

Through use of reportValidity() and window.open(), a plain-text validation message could have been overlaid on another origin, leading to possible user confusion and spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 93, Thunderbird < 91.2, and Firefox ESR < 91.2.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Windows apps
Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US) 102.0 Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US) 102.0 Jun 23, 2022
Mozilla Thunderbird (en-US) 91.2.0 Mozilla Thunderbird (en-US) 91.2.0 Oct 4, 2021
Linux
firefox · RHEL 8 0:91.2.0-4.el8_4 RHSA-2021:3755 Oct 11, 2021
firefox · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 93.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 firefox 93.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Nov 2, 2021
firefox · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 93.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 firefox 93.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Nov 2, 2021
firefox · ol 8 0:91.2.0-4.0.1.el8_4 ELSA-2021-3755 Oct 11, 2021
firefox-geckodriver · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 93.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 firefox-geckodriver 93.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Nov 2, 2021
firefox-geckodriver · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 93.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 firefox-geckodriver 93.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Nov 2, 2021
firefox-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 93.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 firefox-mozsymbols 93.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Nov 2, 2021
firefox-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 93.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 firefox-mozsymbols 93.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Nov 2, 2021
thunderbird · RHEL 8 0:91.2.0-1.el8_4 RHSA-2021:3838 Oct 13, 2021
thunderbird · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 thunderbird 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Feb 16, 2023
thunderbird · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 thunderbird 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Feb 16, 2023
thunderbird · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:91.3.0+build2-0ubuntu1 thunderbird 1:91.3.0+build2-0ubuntu1 Nov 2, 2021
thunderbird · ol 8 0:91.2.0-1.0.1.el8_4 ELSA-2021-3838 Oct 15, 2021
thunderbird-gnome-support · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 thunderbird-gnome-support 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Feb 16, 2023
thunderbird-gnome-support · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 thunderbird-gnome-support 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Feb 16, 2023
thunderbird-gnome-support · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:91.3.0+build2-0ubuntu1 thunderbird-gnome-support 1:91.3.0+build2-0ubuntu1 Nov 2, 2021
thunderbird-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 thunderbird-mozsymbols 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Feb 16, 2023
thunderbird-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 thunderbird-mozsymbols 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Feb 16, 2023
thunderbird-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:91.3.0+build2-0ubuntu1 thunderbird-mozsymbols 1:91.3.0+build2-0ubuntu1 Nov 2, 2021
xul-ext-calendar-timezones · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 xul-ext-calendar-timezones 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Feb 16, 2023
xul-ext-calendar-timezones · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 xul-ext-calendar-timezones 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Feb 16, 2023
xul-ext-calendar-timezones · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:91.3.0+build2-0ubuntu1 xul-ext-calendar-timezones 1:91.3.0+build2-0ubuntu1 Nov 2, 2021
xul-ext-gdata-provider · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 xul-ext-gdata-provider 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Feb 16, 2023
xul-ext-gdata-provider · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 xul-ext-gdata-provider 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Feb 16, 2023
xul-ext-gdata-provider · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:91.3.0+build2-0ubuntu1 xul-ext-gdata-provider 1:91.3.0+build2-0ubuntu1 Nov 2, 2021
xul-ext-lightning · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 xul-ext-lightning 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Feb 16, 2023
xul-ext-lightning · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 xul-ext-lightning 1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Feb 16, 2023
xul-ext-lightning · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:91.3.0+build2-0ubuntu1 xul-ext-lightning 1:91.3.0+build2-0ubuntu1 Nov 2, 2021

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