Cross-site scripting in Mozilla Firefox
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
A malicious webpage could have forced a Firefox for Android user into executing attacker-controlled JavaScript in the context of another domain, resulting in a Universal Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability. *Note: This issue only affected Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected. Further details are being temporarily withheld to allow users an opportunity to update.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 88.0.1 and Firefox for Android < 88.1.3.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | before 88.0.1 | 88.0.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Firefox for Android | before 88.1.3 | 88.1.3 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 88.0.1
- Fix · CNA Firefox for Android (Mozilla) Fixed in 88.1.3
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Mozilla Firefox, Firefox for Android 88.0.1, 88.1.3
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2021-10569 Race condition in Mozilla FirefoxPriority LOW 34
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-29953
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wpmv-r36p-cg3f
- 2026-10-19 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities
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- TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-29953 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-29953 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wpmv-r36p-cg3f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-29953 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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