CVE-2021-23971
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 26, 2021 at 01:55 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:39 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFirefox
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
When processing a redirect with a conflicting Referrer-Policy, Firefox would have adopted the redirect's Referrer-Policy. This would have potentially resulted in more information than intended by the original origin being provided to the destination of the redirect. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 86.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1678545Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-10x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-07/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
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StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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