CVE-2023-25729 (GCVE-0-2023-25729)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-06-02 00:00 – Updated: 2025-01-10 17:35
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Summary
Permission prompts for opening external schemes were only shown for <code>ContentPrincipals</code> resulting in extensions being able to open them without user interaction via <code>ExpandedPrincipals</code>. This could lead to further malicious actions such as downloading files or interacting with software already installed on the system. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 110, Thunderbird < 102.8, and Firefox ESR < 102.8.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Extensions could have opened external schemes without user knowledge
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Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 110 (custom)
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    Mozilla Thunderbird Affected: unspecified , < 102.8 (custom)
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    Mozilla Firefox ESR Affected: unspecified , < 102.8 (custom)
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