CVE-2021-4138 (GCVE-0-2021-4138)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-05-02 22:08 – Updated: 2024-08-03 17:16
VLAI
Summary
Improved Host header checks to reject requests not sent to a well-known local hostname or IP, or the server-specified hostname.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • Fixed a DNS rebinding issues by enforcing a stricter Host header check.
Assigner
mozilla CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 38/100 over 683 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mozilla geckodriver Affected: unspecified , < 0.30.0 (custom)
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