CVE-2021-43528
Thunderbird JavaScript Injection
Description
Thunderbird unexpectedly enabled JavaScript in the composition area. The JavaScript execution context was limited to this area and did not receive chrome-level privileges, but could be used as a stepping stone to further an attack with other vulnerabilities. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.4.0.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 8, 2021, 10:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 9, 2022, 3:30 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-43528.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1742579 | Broken Link Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00001.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-14 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5034 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-54/ | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 09, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-14 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-14 Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 10, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-14 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 17, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1742579 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1742579 Broken Link, Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00001.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00001.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5034 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5034 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 04, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00001.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 03, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5034 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 10, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1742579 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1742579 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-54/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-54/ Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-269 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 91.4.0
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-43528 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-43528
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
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0.32 }} 0.09%
score
0.70756
percentile