cve-2023-4053
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-08-01 14:59
Modified
2024-08-02 07:17
Severity
Summary
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.
References
SourceURLTags
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1839079Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-29/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-36/
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-38/
Impacted products
VendorProduct
MozillaFirefox
MozillaFirefox ESR
MozillaThunderbird
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