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CVE-2021-38497

Estado: ModificadaMedia (6.5)—

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.

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Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

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Tecnologías afectadas (3)

Mozilla — FirefoxMozilla — Firefox ESRMozilla — Thunderbird

CWE

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