CVE-2023-0430 (GCVE-0-2023-0430)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-06-02 00:00 – Updated: 2025-01-10 18:21
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Certificate OCSP revocation status was not checked when verifying S/Mime signatures. Mail signed with a revoked certificate would be displayed as having a valid signature. Thunderbird versions from 68 to 102.7.0 were affected by this bug. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 102.7.1.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-10 18:21 UTC
CWE
- Revocation status of S/Mime signature certificates was not checked
- CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Thunderbird |
Affected:
unspecified , < 102.7.1
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|
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