Mozilla Firefox up to 110 on Android Notification

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 110 on Android. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Notification Handler. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-28159. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 110 on Android (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Notification Handler. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The fullscreen notification could have been hidden on Firefox for Android by using download popups, resulting in potential user confusion or spoofing attacks. <br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 111.

The weakness was published 03/14/2023 by Axel Chong as Bug 1783561 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The advisory contains:

The fullscreen notification could have been hidden on Firefox for Android by using download popups, resulting in potential user confusion or spoofing attacks. This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.
The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-28159. 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 12/02/2025).

Upgrading to version 111 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-2023-31867). 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: 4.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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NVD Base Score: 4.3
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CNA Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unknown
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 111

Timelineinfo

03/13/2023 🔍
03/14/2023 +1 days 🔍
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04/14/2023 +31 days 🔍
12/02/2025 +963 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 1783561
Researcher: Axel Chong
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2023-28159 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28159
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-225965
EUVD: 🔍
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130704

Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2023 16:14
Updated: 12/02/2025 09:37
Changes: 04/14/2023 16:14 (17), 04/14/2023 16:18 (29), 05/03/2023 09:16 (1), 01/09/2025 23:00 (35), 04/27/2025 10:48 (3), 12/02/2025 09:37 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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