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CVE-2021-23986 A malicious extension with the 'search' permission could have installed a new search engine whose favicon referenced a…

Description

A malicious extension with the 'search' permission could have installed a new search engine whose favicon referenced a cross-origin URL. The response to this cross-origin request could have been read by the extension, allowing a same-origin policy bypass by the extension, which should not have cross-origin permissions. This cross-origin request was made without cookies, so the sensitive information disclosed by the violation was limited to local-network resources or resources that perform IP-based authentication. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 87.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Firefox 87 earliest → < 87 87

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