Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting thunderbird package, versions <1:68.4.1+build1-0ubuntu1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2110-THUNDERBIRD-1747520
  • published7 Jan 2020
  • disclosed8 Jan 2020

Introduced: 7 Jan 2020

CVE-2019-17016  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:21.10 thunderbird to version 1:68.4.1+build1-0ubuntu1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream thunderbird package and not the thunderbird package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:21.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

When pasting a &lt;style&gt; tag from the clipboard into a rich text editor, the CSS sanitizer incorrectly rewrites a @namespace rule. This could allow for injection into certain types of websites resulting in data exfiltration. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.4 and Firefox < 72.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1