CVE-2021-23980

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.48% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 41.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-02-16 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-03-19 15:18Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2021-01-13

Assigning CNA

mozilla

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.1)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

c480afade3b11a43b7cad9c671a43b2c244a6c617a77b5b4f8473c268d6c977e

• github.comhttps://github.com/mozilla/bleach/security/advisories/GHSA-vv2x-vrpj-qqpq
• bugzilla.mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2021-23980