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CVE-2021-23971 (GCVE-0-2021-23971)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-02-26 01:55 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:14
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Summary
When processing a redirect with a conflicting Referrer-Policy, Firefox would have adopted the redirect's Referrer-Policy. This would have potentially resulted in more information than intended by the original origin being provided to the destination of the redirect. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 86.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • A website's Referrer-Policy could have been be overridden, potentially resulting in the full URL being sent as a Referrer
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mozilla Firefox Affected: < 86
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