Improper access control in Firefox for Android - CVE-2023-6868
Published: December 19, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84570
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6868
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. the user-agent would allow push requests which lacked a valid VAPID even though the push manager subscription defined one. This could allow empty messages to be sent from unauthorized parties.
Affected software
Firefox for Android
Gentoo Linux
www-client/firefox
Gentoo Linux
www-client/firefox
How to mitigate CVE-2023-6868
Install updates from vendor's website.
Firefox for Android - update to 121.0
www-client/firefox - update to 104
www-client/firefox - update to 104