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CVE-2023-4047

Mozilla: Potential permissions request bypass via clickjacking

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

A bug in popup notifications delay calculation could have made it possible for an attacker to trick a user into granting permissions. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 116, Firefox ESR < 102.14, and Firefox ESR < 115.1.

The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as:

A bug in popup notifications delay calculation could have made it possible for an attacker to trick a user into granting permissions.

*Credits: Axel Chong (@Haxatron)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-08-01 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-08-01 CVE Published
  • 2024-10-22 CVE Updated
  • 2024-10-23 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-280: Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges
  • CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Mozilla
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Firefox
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< 116.0
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Mozilla
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Firefox Esr
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>= 102.0 < 102.14
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Mozilla
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Firefox Esr
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>= 115.0 < 115.1
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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11.0
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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12.0
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