CVE-2023-25729
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CVE-2023-25729 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 110.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | < 102.8 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 102.8 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1792138Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-05/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-06/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-07/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1792138Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-05/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-06/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-07/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1792138Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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