#VU80094 Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations in Mozilla products - CVE-2023-4581
Published: August 29, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80094
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4581
CWE-ID: CWE-357
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Firefox for Android
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Firefox for Android
Software vendor:
Mozilla
Mozilla
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to a missing warning when downloading Excel .xll add-in files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website and force the browser to download potentially dangerous files without any warning.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.