CVE-2021-4221 (GCVE-0-2021-4221)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-12-22 00:00
Modified
2025-04-16 15:49
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VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- Address bar spoofing on Firefox for Android due to RTL characters
Summary
If a domain name contained a RTL character, it would cause the domain to be rendered to the right of the path. This could lead to user confusion and spoofing attacks. <br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*<br>*Note*: Due to a clerical error this advisory was not included in the original announcement, and was added in Feburary 2022. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 92.
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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