Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 31, 2021· Updated Aug 3, 2024
CVE-2021-23985
CVE-2021-23985
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.
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Affected products
4<87+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <87
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/firefox-esr&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaFirefox&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 128.5.1-1.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 128.5.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 92.0-1.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgimitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-10/mitrex_refsource_MISC
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