CVE-2023-28161

Summary

If temporary "one-time" permissions, such as the ability to use the Camera, were granted to a document loaded using a file: URL, that permission persisted in that tab for all other documents loaded from a file: URL. This is potentially dangerous if the local files came from different sources, such as in a download directory. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 111.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• One-time permissions granted to a local file were extended to other local files loaded in the same tab

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-09/
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1811181

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

• SSVC:
• Exploitation: poc
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical Impact: total

Additional References

• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1811181

References

• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-09/
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1811181

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