CVEvulnerability
CVE-2023-4053
6.5 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2023-08-01
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 6.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59
Description
A website could have obscured the full screen notification by using a URL with a scheme handled by an external program, such as a mailto URL. This could have led to user confusion and possible spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 116, Firefox ESR < 115.2, and Thunderbird < 115.2.
Affected configurations
• mozilla firefox (< 116.0)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1839079 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-29/ Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-36/ www.mozilla.org
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-38/ www.mozilla.org
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1839079 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-29/ Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-36/ www.mozilla.org
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-38/ www.mozilla.org