Mozilla Firefox up to 112 Object Ordering access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 112. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Object Ordering Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-32210. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 112 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Object Ordering Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 05/09/2023 by Nika Layzell as Bug 1776755 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The advisory contains:

Documents were incorrectly assuming an ordering of principal objects when ensuring we were loading an appropriately privileged principal. In certain circumstances it might have been possible to cause a document to be loaded with a higher privileged principal than intended.
This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-32210. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 08/17/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 250188 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-32210), 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 (250188). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 250188
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-32210

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 113

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05/09/2023 +5 days 🔍
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08/17/2025 +830 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 1776755
Researcher: Nika Layzell
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2023-32210 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-32210
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-228580

Entryinfo

Created: 05/10/2023 09:06
Updated: 08/17/2025 03:19
Changes: 05/10/2023 09:06 (4), 05/10/2023 09:07 (13), 05/10/2023 09:10 (29), 06/02/2023 09:53 (1), 08/17/2025 03:19 (17)
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