6.5
CVSSv3

CVE-2021-23971

Published: 26/02/2021 Updated: 27/05/2022
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.3 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 8.6
CVSS v3 Base Score: 6.5 | Impact Score: 3.6 | Exploitability Score: 2.8
VMScore: 383
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability 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.

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Vendor Advisories

Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2021-07 Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 86 Announced February 23, 2021 Impact high Products Firefox Fixed in Firefox 86 ...
A security issue was found in Firefox before version 860 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 ...