CVE-2021-23974

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    CVE-2021-23974

    Published: 26 Feb 2021Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The DOMParser API did not properly process '<noscript>' elements for escaping. This could be used as an mXSS vector to bypass an HTML Sanitizer. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 86.

    References: , https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-10, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-07/, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1528997%2C1683627

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    Availability
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