#VU83374 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox for Android - CVE-2023-6210
Published: November 21, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU83374
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6210
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for Android
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for Android
Software vendor:
Mozilla
Mozilla
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. When an https: web page created a pop-up from a "javascript:" URL, that pop-up was incorrectly allowed to load blockable content, such as iframes from insecure http: URLs.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.