CVE-2021-29960 Information disclosure in Firefox

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Firefox cached private browsing page titles on disk, potentially exposing sensitive browsing history to local attackers.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2021-29960?

CVE-2021-29960 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 24 Jun 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Firefox used to cache the last filename used for printing a file. When generating a filename for printing, Firefox usually suggests the web page title. The caching and suggestion techniques combined may have lead to the title of a website visited during private browsing mode being stored on disk. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 89.

Weakness: CWE-669

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-29960?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2021-29960?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2021-29960 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-29960 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-994h-6rhw-f376, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-29960.

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