Information disclosure in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR - CVE-2023-6208
Published: November 21, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU83371
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-2023-6208
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Mozilla
Affected software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the Selection API copies text by mistake into the primary selection, a temporary storage not unlike the clipboard, when using on X11. A local user can gain access to potentially sensitive information.
Note, the vulnerability affects only Firefox installations on X11.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-6208
Install updates from vendor's website.