CVE-2023-23601

Mozilla: URL being dragged from cross-origin iframe into same tab triggers navigation

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

NVD
RedHat

Navigations were being allowed when dragging a URL from a cross-origin iframe into the same tab which could lead to website spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 109, Thunderbird < 102.7, and Firefox ESR < 102.7.

The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as:

Navigations were being allowed when dragging a URL from a cross-origin iframe into the same tab which could lead to website spoofing attacks

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-01-16 CVE Reserved
2023-01-19 CVE Published
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
2024-11-12 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-346: Origin Validation Error
CWE-829: Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-01	2023-06-08
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-02	2023-06-08
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-03	2023-06-08
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-23601	2023-01-26
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2162340	2023-01-26

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				< 109.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " < 109.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				< 102.7 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version " < 102.7"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				< 102.7 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " < 102.7"		-		Affected