CVE-2021-23972
High
Description
One phishing tactic on the web is to provide a link with HTTP Auth. For example 'https://[email protected]'. To mitigate this type of attack, Firefox will display a warning dialog; however, this warning dialog would not have been displayed if evil.com used a redirect that was cached by the browser. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 86.
SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
Product
Mozilla Firefox
PublishedFeb 26, 2021
First seenFeb 26, 2021
How to fix
Update
- mozilla firefox86.0 or later
Vendor advisories
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mozilla firefox | v < 86.0 | 86.0 |
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