CVE-2021-4221

medium

Description

If a domain name contained a RTL character, it would cause the domain to be rendered to the right of the path. This could lead to user confusion and spoofing attacks. <br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*<br>*Note*: Due to a clerical error this advisory was not included in the original announcement, and was added in Feburary 2022. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 92.

References

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-38/

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1704422

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-12-22

Updated: 2022-12-24

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Severity: Medium