CVE-2021-38497
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-11-03 00:03
Modified
2024-08-04 01:44
Severity ?
Summary
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mozilla Thunderbird Version: unspecified   < 91.2
Mozilla Firefox ESR Version: unspecified   < 91.2
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