CVE-2021-23985
Published Mar 31, 2021
Last updated 2 years ago
Overview
- Description
- If an attacker is able to alter specific about:config values (for example malware running on the user's computer), the Devtools remote debugging feature could have been enabled in a way that was unnoticable to the user. This would have allowed a remote attacker (able to make a direct network connection to the victim) to monitor the user's browsing activity and (plaintext) network traffic. This was addressed by providing a visual cue when Devtools has an open network socket. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 87.
- Source
- security@mozilla.org
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 6.5
- Impact score
- 3.6
- Exploitability score
- 2.8
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Severity
- MEDIUM
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 4.3
- Impact score
- 2.9
- Exploitability score
- 8.6
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- NVD-CWE-Other
Configurations
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"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "3533FF74-0FD6-447B-9C37-D491D18EA529",
"versionEndExcluding": "87.0"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]