CVE-2021-43528
Mozilla: JavaScript unexpectedly enabled for the composition area
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · December 7, 2021
Updated · November 22, 2025
Description
Thunderbird unexpectedly enabled JavaScript in the composition area. The JavaScript execution context was limited to this area and did not receive chrome-level privileges, but could be used as a stepping stone to further an attack with other vulnerabilities. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.4.0.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE-281 · Improper Preservation of Permissions