CVE-2021-4138

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: May 2, 2022 at 10:08 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGeckodriver

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%

Description

Improved Host header checks to reject requests not sent to a well-known local hostname or IP, or the server-specified hostname.

Affected

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

v < 0.30.0
Affected range stops below 0.30.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1652612
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla/geckodriver/releases/tag/v0.30.0

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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