CVE-2021-43528 - CVE House

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Status published Medium CVE-2021-43528

Thunderbird unexpectedly enabled JavaScript in the composition area. The JavaScript...

6.5 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

Thunderbird unexpectedly enabled JavaScript in the composition area. The JavaScript execution context was limited to this area and did not receive chrome-level privileges, but could be used as a stepping stone to further an attack with other vulnerabilities. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.4.0.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

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Spoofing issue in the Address Bar component

Affected Vendor

Mozilla

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Affected Software

Thunderbird

Vulnerable Versions:

unspecified

Timeline

Official Publish: December 8th, 2021

Last Modified: August 4th, 2024

Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.