CVE-2021-29973 json
Password autofill was enabled without user interaction on insecure websites on Firefox for Android.
published 2021-08-05 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-16432
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Password autofill was enabled without user interaction on insecure websites on Firefox for Android. This was corrected to require user interaction with the page before a user's password would be entered by the browser's autofill functionality *This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 90.
Patch / fix
- Mozilla Firefox 90
- firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
- MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 92.0-1.2
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1
Exploit prediction
0.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox
References
-
mozilla.org
/security/advisories/mfsa2021-28/
vendor-advisory
-
bugzilla.mozilla.org
/show_bug.cgi?id=1701932
issue-tracking, permissions-required
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-29973
- NVD CVE-2021-29973
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