CVE-2021-43532
Publication date 8 December 2021
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Description
The ‘Copy Image Link’ context menu action would copy the final image URL after redirects. By embedding an image that triggered authentication flows - in conjunction with a Content Security Policy that stopped a redirection chain in the middle - the final image URL could be one that contained an authentication token used to takeover a user account. If a website tricked a user into copy and pasting the image link back to the page, the page would be able to steal the authentication tokens. This was fixed by making the action return the original URL, before any redirects. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 94.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| firefox | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support, was needed | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Notes
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |