CVE-2021-23972 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2021-23972 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 26/02/2021 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2021
Source: mozilla | Vendor: Mozilla | Product: Firefox
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2021-23972 Description

One phishing tactic on the web is to provide a link with HTTP Auth. For example \'https://www.phishingtarget.com@evil.com\'. To mitigate this type of attack, Firefox will display a warning dialog; however, this warning dialog would not have been displayed if evil.com used a redirect that was cached by the browser. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 86.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: HTTP Auth phishing warning was omitted when a redirect is cached
Source: Mozilla

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).