CVE - CVE-2021-38492

CVE-ID
CVE-2021-38492	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
When delegating navigations to the operating system, Firefox would accept the `mk` scheme which might allow attackers to launch pages and execute scripts in Internet Explorer in unprivileged mode. This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 92, Thunderbird < 91.1, Thunderbird < 78.14, Firefox ESR < 78.14, and Firefox ESR < 91.1.
References
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GENTOO:GLSA-202208-14 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-14 MISC:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1721107 URL:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1721107 MISC:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-38/ URL:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-38/ MISC:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-39/ URL:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-39/ MISC:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-40/ URL:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-40/ MISC:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-41/ URL:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-41/ MISC:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-42/ URL:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-42/
Assigning CNA
Mozilla Corporation
Date Record Created
20210810	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20210810)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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