VDB-233881 · CVE-2023-37455 · GCVE-0-2023-37455

Mozilla Firefox up to 114 Permissions Request ui layer

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Mozilla Firefox up to 114. Affected is an unknown function of the component Permissions Request Handler. This manipulation causes ui layer. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-37455. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 114 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Permissions Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a ui layer vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-1021. The web application does not restrict or incorrectly restricts frame objects or UI layers that belong to another application or domain, which can lead to user confusion about which interface the user is interacting with. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The permission request prompt from the site in the background tab was overlaid on top of the site in the foreground tab. This vulnerability affects Firefox for iOS < 115.

The weakness was released 07/12/2023. The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-37455 since 07/06/2023. 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 08/02/2023).

Upgrading to version 115 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at mozilla.org.

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Productinfo

Type

Web Browser

Vendor

Mozilla

Name

Firefox

Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.4
NVD Vector: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Ui layer
CWE: CWE-1021
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Firefox 115

Timelineinfo

07/06/2023 🔍
07/12/2023 +6 days 🔍
07/12/2023 +0 days 🔍
08/02/2023 +21 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-37455 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-37455
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-233881

Entryinfo

Created: 07/12/2023 18:04
Updated: 08/02/2023 09:41
Changes: 07/12/2023 18:04 (42), 08/02/2023 09:41 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103