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Vulnerability details: VCID-ech1-j56z-9bfj
Vulnerability ID VCID-ech1-j56z-9bfj
Aliases CVE-2021-38509
Summary Due to an unusual sequence of attacker-controlled events, a Javascript alert() dialog with arbitrary (although unstyled) contents could be displayed over top an uncontrolled webpage of the attacker's choosing.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-1021 Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames
System Score Found at
cvssv3 6.1 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2021-38509.json
epss 0.00398 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-38509
epss 0.00398 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-38509
epss 0.00398 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-38509
epss 0.00398 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-38509
epss 0.00398 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-38509
epss 0.00477 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-38509
epss 0.00535 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-38509
epss 0.00535 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-38509
epss 0.00535 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-38509
epss 0.00535 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-38509
epss 0.00535 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-38509
epss 0.00535 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-38509
epss 0.00535 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-38509
epss 0.00535 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-38509
epss 0.00535 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-38509
epss 0.00535 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-38509
epss 0.00535 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-38509
cvssv2 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38509
cvssv3.1 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38509
archlinux High https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-2511
archlinux High https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-2518
generic_textual high https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2021-48
generic_textual high https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2021-49
generic_textual high https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2021-50
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2021-38509.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-38509
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1718571
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-38496
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-38500
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-38502
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-38503
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-38504
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-38506
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-38507
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-38508
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-38509
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-4126
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-4129
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-43528
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-43529
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-43534
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-43535
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-43536
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-43537
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-43538
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-43539
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-43541
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-43542
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-43543
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-43545
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-43546
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-44538
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00030.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00001.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202202-03
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-14
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5026
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5034
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-48/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-49/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-50/
2019628 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2019628
ASA-202111-2 https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202111-2
ASA-202111-3 https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202111-3
AVG-2511 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-2511
AVG-2518 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-2518
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2021-38509 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38509
mfsa2021-48 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2021-48
mfsa2021-49 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2021-49
mfsa2021-50 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2021-50
RHSA-2021:4116 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4116
RHSA-2021:4123 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4123
RHSA-2021:4130 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4130
RHSA-2021:4132 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4132
RHSA-2021:4133 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4133
RHSA-2021:4134 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4134
RHSA-2021:4605 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4605
RHSA-2021:4607 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4607
USN-5131-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/5131-1/
USN-5152-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/5152-1/
USN-5248-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/5248-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2021-38509.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38509
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38509
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.59768
EPSS Score 0.00398
Published At Aug. 11, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:09:46.405600+00:00 Mozilla Importer Import https://github.com/mozilla/foundation-security-advisories/blob/master/announce/2021/mfsa2021-49.yml 37.0.0