Origin Validation Error Affecting firefox package, versions <0:91.2.0-4.0.1.el7_9
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE7-FIREFOX-2588937
- published 10 Apr 2022
- disclosed 3 Nov 2021
Introduced: 3 Nov 2021
CVE-2021-38497 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:7 firefox to version 0:91.2.0-4.0.1.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-3791.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Oracle.
See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2021-38497.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-3755.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-3791.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-3838.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-3841.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1726621
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-43/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-45/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-47/