CVE-2023-4583 (GCVE-0-2023-4583)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-11 08:02 – Updated: 2024-09-19 19:57
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Summary
When checking if the Browsing Context had been discarded in `HttpBaseChannel`, if the load group was not available then it was assumed to have already been discarded which was not always the case for private channels after the private session had ended. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 117, Firefox ESR < 115.2, and Thunderbird < 115.2.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • Browsing Context potentially not cleared when closing Private Window
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 117 (custom)
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    Mozilla Firefox ESR Affected: unspecified , < 115.2 (custom)
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    Mozilla Thunderbird Affected: unspecified , < 115.2 (custom)
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Credits
Thejaka Maldeniya
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