CVE-2023-25729

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.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1792138	Issue 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=1792138	Issue 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=1792138	Issue Tracking Permissions Required

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird::::::::

History

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Information

Published : 2023-06-02 17:15

Updated : 2025-01-10 18:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-25729

Mitre link : CVE-2023-25729

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-25729

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Products Affected

mozilla

thunderbird
firefox_esr
firefox

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization

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