CVE-2021-29975

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 5, 2021 at 07:46 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:48 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFirefox

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%

Description

Through a series of DOM manipulations, a message, over which the attacker had control of the text but not HTML or formatting, could be overlaid on top of another domain (with the new domain correctly shown in the address bar) resulting in possible user confusion. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 90.

Affected

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

v < 90
Affected range stops below 90, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 90.0, 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)

x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1713259
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202202-03

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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