Vulnerability · Published Aug 5, 2021 · Assigned by mozilla
CVE-2021-29973
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Firefox from Mozilla. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 57% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 42.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Password autofill was enabled without user interaction on insecure websites on Firefox for Android. This was corrected to require user interaction with the page before a user's password would be entered by the browser's autofill functionality *This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 90.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs78 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-29973 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-28/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1701932 x_refsource_MISC