Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Firefox for iOS - CVE-2023-49060
Published: November 21, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU83377
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-2023-49060
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Mozilla
Affected software:
Firefox for iOS
Firefox for iOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions through <a [referrerpolicy]> in ReaderMode. A local user can access internal pages or data by ex-filtrating a security key from ReaderMode via the referrerpolicy attribute.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-49060
Install updates from vendor's website.