CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-43540

Published: Dec 08, 2021 | Modified: Jul 12, 2022

CVSS 3.x

6.5

MEDIUM

Source:

NVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS 2.x

4.3 MEDIUM

RedHat/V2

RedHat/V3

Ubuntu

Additional information

NVD	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43540
CWE	https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

WebExtensions with the correct permissions were able to create and install ServiceWorkers for third-party websites that would not have been uninstalled with the extension. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 95.

Affected Software

Name	Vendor	Start Version	End Version
Firefox	Mozilla	*	95.0 (excluding)

References

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