Mozilla Firefox up to 120 Gnome log file

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Mozilla Firefox up to 120. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Gnome. This manipulation causes log file. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-6872. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 120 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Gnome. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a log file vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-532. Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Browser tab titles were being leaked by GNOME to system logs. This could potentially expose the browsing habits of users running in a private tab. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 121.

The weakness was presented 12/19/2023. The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-6872 since 12/15/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 249917 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-6872), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 121 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at mozilla.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (249917). 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: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Log file
CWE: CWE-532 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 249917
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-6872

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 121

Timelineinfo

12/15/2023 🔍
12/19/2023 +4 days 🔍
12/19/2023 +0 days 🔍
08/18/2025 +607 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-6872 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-6872
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-248413

Entryinfo

Created: 12/19/2023 16:44
Updated: 08/18/2025 01:47
Changes: 12/19/2023 16:44 (23), 12/19/2023 16:45 (19), 01/12/2024 22:54 (11), 08/18/2025 01:47 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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