Mozilla Firefox up to 112 Popup Notification permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 112. This affects an unknown function of the component Popup Notification Handler. This manipulation causes permission. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-32207. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 112 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Popup 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A missing delay in popup notifications could have made it possible for an attacker to trick a user into granting permissions. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 113, Firefox ESR < 102.11, and Thunderbird < 102.11.

The weakness was disclosed 05/09/2023 by Hafiizh as Bug 1826116 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The advisory contains:

A missing delay in popup notifications could have made it possible for an attacker to trick a user into granting permissions.
This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-32207. 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 $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/20/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1222 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 239763 (TencentOS Server 4: thunderbird (TSSA-2024:0450)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 113 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 Tenable (239763). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

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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Nessus ID: 239763
Nessus Name: TencentOS Server 4: thunderbird (TSSA-2024:0450)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 113

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06/20/2025 +772 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 1826116
Researcher: Hafiizh
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2023-32207 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-32207
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-228577

Entryinfo

Created: 05/10/2023 09:05
Updated: 06/20/2025 15:07
Changes: 05/10/2023 09:05 (18), 05/10/2023 09:08 (28), 06/02/2023 09:47 (1), 01/31/2025 17:59 (36), 04/26/2025 20:01 (3), 06/20/2025 15:07 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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