#VU73680 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox for Android - CVE-2023-28161
Published: March 14, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU73680
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-2023-28161
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 gain access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to way one-time permissions are handled with the browser tab. If temporary "one-time" permissions, such as the ability to use the Camera, were granted to a document loaded using a file: URL, that permission persisted in that tab for all other documents loaded from a file: URL.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.