VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-23974

CVSS score6.1 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.75%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2021-02-26

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The DOMParser API did not properly process '<noscript>' elements for escaping. This could be used as an mXSS vector to bypass an HTML Sanitizer. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 86.

Weakness classification

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Primary references

security@mozilla.org — Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.org — Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.org — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory