CVE-2023-5721
Mozilla: Queued up rendering could have allowed websites to clickjack
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
It was possible for certain browser prompts and dialogs to be activated or dismissed unintentionally by the user due to an insufficient activation-delay. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 119, Firefox ESR < 115.4, and Thunderbird < 115.4.1.
Era posible que el usuario activara o descartara ciertas indicaciones y cuadros de diĆ”logo del navegador debido a una insuficiente activaciĆ³n del delay. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a Firefox < 119, Firefox ESR < 115.4 y Thunderbird < 115.4.1.
A flaw was found in Mozilla. The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as follows: Certain browser prompts and dialogs could be activated or dismissed unintentionally by the user due to an insufficient activation delay.
USN-6456-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced several minor regressions. This update fixes the problem. Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. Kelsey Gilbert discovered that Firefox did not properly manage certain browser prompts and dialogs due to an insufficient activation-delay. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to perform clickjacking. Daniel Veditz discovered that Firefox did not properly validate a cookie containing invalid characters. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service. Shaheen Fazim discovered that Firefox did not properly validate the URLs open by installed WebExtension. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:Track
Timeline
- 2023-10-23 CVE Reserved
- 2023-10-24 CVE Published
- 2025-02-13 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- KEV Due Date
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CWE
- CWE-356: Product UI does not Warn User of Unsafe Actions
- CWE-1021: Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames
CAPEC
References (10)
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00037.html | Mailing List |
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00042.html | Mailing List |
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https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5535 | Mailing List |
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https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5538 | Third Party Advisory |
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1830820 | 2023-11-01 | |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-45 | 2023-11-01 | |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-46 | 2023-11-01 | |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-47 | 2023-11-01 | |
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5721 | 2023-10-30 | |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2245896 | 2023-10-30 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" | < 119.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " < 119.0" | - |
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Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" | < 115.4 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version " < 115.4" | - |
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Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" | < 115.4.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " < 115.4.1" | - |
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Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0" | - |
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Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 11.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "11.0" | - |
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