Mozilla Firefox up to 108 on Android Notification permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 108 on Android. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Notification Handler. This manipulation causes permission. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-23600. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 108 on Android (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Notification Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-275. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Per origin notification permissions were being stored in a way that didn't take into account what browsing context the permission was granted in. This lead to the possibility of notifications to be displayed during different browsing sessions. *This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 109.

The weakness was shared 01/17/2023 by Kazuki Nomoto as Bug 1787034 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The advisory contains:

Per origin notification permissions were being stored in a way that didn't take into account what browsing context the permission was granted in. This lead to the possibility of notifications to be displayed during different browsing sessions.This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.
This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-23600. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/18/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1222 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 109 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-27700). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 109

Timelineinfo

01/16/2023 🔍
01/17/2023 +1 days 🔍
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01/19/2023 +2 days 🔍
12/18/2025 +1064 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 1787034
Researcher: Kazuki Nomoto
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2023-23600 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-23600
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-218989
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130704

Entryinfo

Created: 01/19/2023 14:19
Updated: 12/18/2025 18:10
Changes: 01/19/2023 14:19 (18), 01/19/2023 14:23 (29), 02/15/2023 12:54 (1), 10/14/2025 05:14 (16), 12/18/2025 18:10 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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