CVE-2021-29973
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-08-05 19:46
Modified
2024-08-03 22:24
Severity ?
Summary
Password autofill was enabled without user interaction on insecure websites on Firefox for Android. This was corrected to require user interaction with the page before a user's password would be entered by the browser's autofill functionality *This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 90.
References
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1701932Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-28/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1701932Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-28/Vendor Advisory
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Mozilla Firefox Version: unspecified   < 90
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