Mozilla geckodriver up to 0.29.x Host Header privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla geckodriver up to 0.29.x and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Host Header Handler. Such manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2021-4138. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla geckodriver up to 0.29.x (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Host Header Handler. The impact remains unknown.

The weakness was published 05/03/2022. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-4138 since 12/20/2021. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 0.30.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: geckodriver 0.30.0

Timelineinfo

12/20/2021 🔍
05/03/2022 +133 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-4138 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-4138
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-198860

Entryinfo

Created: 05/03/2022 06:40
Updated: 05/05/2022 10:11
Changes: 05/03/2022 06:40 (39), 05/05/2022 10:11 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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