CVE-2023-25729
8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Permission prompts for opening external schemes were only shown for <code>ContentPrincipals</code> resulting in extensions being able to open them without user interaction via <code>ExpandedPrincipals</code>. This could lead to further malicious actions such as downloading files or interacting with software already installed on the system. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 110, Thunderbird < 102.8, and Firefox ESR < 102.8.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | unspecified < 110 | affected |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | unspecified < 102.8 | affected |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | unspecified < 102.8 | affected |
Weaknesses
- Extensions could have opened external schemes without user knowledge
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-06/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-05/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-07/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1792138
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: poc
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
Additional References
References
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-06/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-05/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-07/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1792138
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