CVE-2021-23974

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: February 26, 2021 at 01:51 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:39 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFirefox

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%

Description

The DOMParser API did not properly process '<noscript>' elements for escaping. This could be used as an mXSS vector to bypass an HTML Sanitizer. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 86.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 86
Affected range stops below 86, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 86.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-10
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-07/

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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