By displaying a form validity message in the correct location at the same time as a permission prompt (such as for geolocation), the validity message could have obscured the prompt, resulting in the user potentially being tricked into granting the permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 94, Thunderbird < 91.3, and Firefox ESR < 91.3.

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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2863-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2874-1 thunderbird security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5026-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5034-1 thunderbird security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-24960 By displaying a form validity message in the correct location at the same time as a permission prompt (such as for geolocation), the validity message could have obscured the prompt, resulting in the user potentially being tricked into granting the permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 94, Thunderbird < 91.3, and Firefox ESR < 91.3.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5131-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5248-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T01:44:23.522Z

Reserved: 2021-08-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-38508

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-12-08T22:15:09.000

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:17:16.617

Link: CVE-2021-38508

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2021-11-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-38508 - Bugzilla

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