Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Mozilla products - CVE-2023-5725
Published: October 24, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82340
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5725
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Mozilla
Affected software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Firefox for Android
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Firefox for Android
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a malicious extension to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions in WebExtension, which can open arbitrary URLs. A malicious extension can collect sensitive user data.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-5725
Install updates from vendor's website.