CVE-2023-25729
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
02/06/2023
Last modified:
10/01/2025
Description
Permission prompts for opening external schemes were only shown for ContentPrincipals resulting in extensions being able to open them without user interaction via ExpandedPrincipals. This could lead to further malicious actions such as downloading files or interacting with software already installed on the system. This vulnerability affects Firefox
Impact
Base Score 3.x
8.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 110.0 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 102.8 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 102.8 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1792138
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-05/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-06/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-07/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1792138
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-05/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-06/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-07/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1792138



