CVE-2023-25729
published 2023-06-02CVE-2023-25729: Permission prompts for opening external schemes were only shown for ContentPrincipals resulting in extensions being able to open them without user interaction…
PriorityP345high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.68%
47.9th percentile
Permission prompts for opening external schemes were only shown for ContentPrincipals resulting in extensions being able to open them without user interaction via ExpandedPrincipals. This could lead to further malicious actions such as downloading files or interacting with software already installed on the system. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 110, Thunderbird < 102.8, and Firefox ESR < 102.8.
Affected
21 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | firefox | < firefox 110.0-1 (sid) | firefox 110.0-1 (sid) |
| debian | firefox-esr | < firefox 110.0-1 (sid) | firefox 110.0-1 (sid) |
| debian | thunderbird | < firefox 110.0-1 (sid) | firefox 110.0-1 (sid) |
| mozilla | firefox | < 110.0 | 110.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | — | — |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 110.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | 110.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 110.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | 110.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 110.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | 110.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 110.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | 110.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= unspecified < 110 | 110 |
| mozilla | firefox_esr | < 102.8 | 102.8 |
| mozilla | firefox_esr | >= unspecified < 102.8 | 102.8 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | < 102.8 | 102.8 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:102.8.0-1~deb11u1 | 1:102.8.0-1~deb11u1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:102.8.0-1 | 1:102.8.0-1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:102.8.0-1 | 1:102.8.0-1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:102.8.0-1 | 1:102.8.0-1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:102.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | 1:102.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:102.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | 1:102.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:102.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | 1:102.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= unspecified < 102.8 | 102.8 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
osv8.8HIGH
vendor_debian8.8HIGH
vendor_redhat8.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu8.8HIGH
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Ubuntu
Thunderbird vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2023-03-13·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2023-25737 [MEDIUM] Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Title: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Thunderbird.
Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an
attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service,
obtain sensitive information, bypass security restrictions, cross-site
tracing, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-0616, CVE-2023-25735,
CVE-2023-25737, CVE-2023-25739, CVE-2023-25729, CVE-2023-25742,
CVE-2023-25746)
Johan Carlsson discovered that Thunderbird did not properly implement CSP
policy on a header when using iframes. An attacker could potentially
exploits this to exfiltrate data. (CVE-2023-25728)
Irvan Kurniawan discovered that Thunderbird was not properly handling
Ubuntu
Firefox regressions
vendor_ubuntu·2023-03-01·CVSS 8.8
[HIGH] Firefox regressions
Title: Firefox regressions
Summary: USN-5880-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox.
USN-5880-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced
several minor regressions. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Christian Holler discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory
when using PKCS 12 Safe Bag attributes. An attacker could construct a
PKCS 12 cert bundle in such a way that could allow for arbitrary memory
writes. (CVE-2023-0767)
Johan Carlsson discovered that Firefox did not properly manage child
iframe's unredacted URI when using Content-Security-Policy-Report-Only
header. An attacker could potentially exploits this to obtain sensitive
information. (CVE-2023-25728)
Vitor Torres discovered that Firefox
Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2023-02-20·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2023-0767 [HIGH] Firefox vulnerabilities
Title: Firefox vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Firefox.
Christian Holler discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory
when using PKCS 12 Safe Bag attributes. An attacker could construct a
PKCS 12 cert bundle in such a way that could allow for arbitrary memory
writes. (CVE-2023-0767)
Johan Carlsson discovered that Firefox did not properly manage child
iframe's unredacted URI when using Content-Security-Policy-Report-Only
header. An attacker could potentially exploits this to obtain sensitive
information. (CVE-2023-25728)
Vitor Torres discovered that Firefox did not properly manage permissions
of extensions interaction via ExpandedPrincipals. An attacker could
potentially exploits this issue to download malicious files or execute
arbitrary code. (
Red Hat
Mozilla: Extensions could have opened external schemes without user knowledge
vendor_redhat·2023-02-14·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2023-25729 [HIGH] CWE-84 Mozilla: Extensions could have opened external schemes without user knowledge
Mozilla: Extensions could have opened external schemes without user knowledge
Permission prompts for opening external schemes were only shown for ContentPrincipals resulting in extensions being able to open them without user interaction via ExpandedPrincipals. This could lead to further malicious actions such as downloading files or interacting with software already installed on the system. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 110, Thunderbird < 102.8, and Firefox ESR < 102.8.
The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as:
Permission prompts for opening external schemes were only shown for `ContentPrincipals` resulting in extensions being able to open them without user interaction via `ExpandedPrincipals`. This could lead to further malicious actions such as downloading
Debian
CVE-2023-25729: firefox - Permission prompts for opening external schemes were only shown for <code>Conten...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2023-25729 [HIGH] CVE-2023-25729: firefox - Permission prompts for opening external schemes were only shown for <code>Conten...
Permission prompts for opening external schemes were only shown for ContentPrincipals resulting in extensions being able to open them without user interaction via ExpandedPrincipals. This could lead to further malicious actions such as downloading files or interacting with software already installed on the system. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 110, Thunderbird < 102.8, and Firefox ESR < 102.8.
Scope: local
sid: resolved (fixed in 110.0-1)
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-06: CVE-2023-25729
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2023-25729 [HIGH] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-06: CVE-2023-25729
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-06
CVE: CVE-2023-25729
Product: Firefox ESR
Impact: high
Fixed in: Firefox ESR 102.8
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-05: CVE-2023-25729
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2023-25729 [HIGH] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-05: CVE-2023-25729
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-05
CVE: CVE-2023-25729
Product: Firefox
Impact: high
Fixed in: Firefox 110
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-07: CVE-2023-25729
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2023-25729 [HIGH] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-07: CVE-2023-25729
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-07
CVE: CVE-2023-25729
Product: Thunderbird
Impact: high
Fixed in: Thunderbird 102.8
OSV
CVE-2023-25729: Permission prompts for opening external schemes were only shown for ContentPrincipals resulting in extensions being able to open them without user int
osv·2023-06-02·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2023-25729 [HIGH] CVE-2023-25729: Permission prompts for opening external schemes were only shown for ContentPrincipals resulting in extensions being able to open them without user int
Permission prompts for opening external schemes were only shown for ContentPrincipals resulting in extensions being able to open them without user interaction via ExpandedPrincipals. This could lead to further malicious actions such as downloading files or interacting with software already installed on the system. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 110, Thunderbird < 102.8, and Firefox ESR < 102.8.
GHSA
GHSA-vhjv-4vf6-mc9x: Permission prompts for opening external schemes were only shown for ContentPrincipals resulting in extensions being able to open them without user int
ghsa_unreviewed·2023-06-02
CVE-2023-25729 [HIGH] CWE-863 GHSA-vhjv-4vf6-mc9x: Permission prompts for opening external schemes were only shown for ContentPrincipals resulting in extensions being able to open them without user int
Permission prompts for opening external schemes were only shown for ContentPrincipals resulting in extensions being able to open them without user interaction via ExpandedPrincipals. This could lead to further malicious actions such as downloading files or interacting with software already installed on the system. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 110, Thunderbird < 102.8, and Firefox ESR < 102.8.
OSV
thunderbird vulnerabilities
osv·2023-03-13·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2023-0616 [MEDIUM] thunderbird vulnerabilities
thunderbird vulnerabilities
Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an
attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service,
obtain sensitive information, bypass security restrictions, cross-site
tracing, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-0616, CVE-2023-25735,
CVE-2023-25737, CVE-2023-25739, CVE-2023-25729, CVE-2023-25742,
CVE-2023-25746)
Johan Carlsson discovered that Thunderbird did not properly implement CSP
policy on a header when using iframes. An attacker could potentially
exploits this to exfiltrate data. (CVE-2023-25728)
Irvan Kurniawan discovered that Thunderbird was not properly handling
background fullscreen scripts when the window goes into fullscreen m
OSV
firefox regressions
osv·2023-03-01·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2023-0767 [HIGH] firefox regressions
firefox regressions
USN-5880-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced
several minor regressions. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Christian Holler discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory
when using PKCS 12 Safe Bag attributes. An attacker could construct a
PKCS 12 cert bundle in such a way that could allow for arbitrary memory
writes. (CVE-2023-0767)
Johan Carlsson discovered that Firefox did not properly manage child
iframe's unredacted URI when using Content-Security-Policy-Report-Only
header. An attacker could potentially exploits this to obtain sensitive
information. (CVE-2023-25728)
Vitor Torres discovered that Firefox did not properly manage permissions
of extensions interaction via Exp
OSV
firefox vulnerabilities
osv·2023-02-20·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2023-0767 [HIGH] firefox vulnerabilities
firefox vulnerabilities
Christian Holler discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory
when using PKCS 12 Safe Bag attributes. An attacker could construct a
PKCS 12 cert bundle in such a way that could allow for arbitrary memory
writes. (CVE-2023-0767)
Johan Carlsson discovered that Firefox did not properly manage child
iframe's unredacted URI when using Content-Security-Policy-Report-Only
header. An attacker could potentially exploits this to obtain sensitive
information. (CVE-2023-25728)
Vitor Torres discovered that Firefox did not properly manage permissions
of extensions interaction via ExpandedPrincipals. An attacker could
potentially exploits this issue to download malicious files or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-25729)
Irvan Kurniawan discovered that Firefox did not
No detection rules found.
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No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1792138https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-05/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-06/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-07/https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1792138https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-05/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-06/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-07/https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1792138
2023-06-02
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