CVE-2021-29960 Information disclosure in Firefox
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-994h-6rhw-f376, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-29960.