CVE-2023-4053
published 2023-08-01CVE-2023-4053: A website could have obscured the full screen notification by using a URL with a scheme handled by an external program, such as a mailto URL. This could have…
PriorityP431medium6.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNIHAN
EPSS
0.66%
46.9th percentile
A website could have obscured the full screen notification by using a URL with a scheme handled by an external program, such as a mailto URL. This could have led to user confusion and possible spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 116, Firefox ESR < 115.2, and Thunderbird < 115.2.
Affected
13 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | firefox | < firefox 116.0-1 (sid) | firefox 116.0-1 (sid) |
| debian | firefox-esr | < firefox 116.0-1 (sid) | firefox 116.0-1 (sid) |
| debian | thunderbird | < firefox 116.0-1 (sid) | firefox 116.0-1 (sid) |
| mozilla | firefox | < 116.0 | 116.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | — | — |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 116.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | 116.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 116.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 | 116.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 116.0.3+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | 116.0.3+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= unspecified < 116 | 116 |
| mozilla | firefox_esr | >= unspecified < 115.2 | 115.2 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:115.2.0-1 | 1:115.2.0-1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:115.2.0-1 | 1:115.2.0-1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= unspecified < 115.2 | 115.2 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
osv6.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat6.5MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu5.3MEDIUM
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Red Hat
Mozilla: Full screen notification obscured by external program
vendor_redhat·2023-08-29·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2023-4053 [MEDIUM] CWE-290 Mozilla: Full screen notification obscured by external program
Mozilla: Full screen notification obscured by external program
A website could have obscured the full screen notification by using a URL with a scheme handled by an external program, such as a mailto URL. This could have led to user confusion and possible spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 116, Firefox ESR < 115.2, and Thunderbird < 115.2.
The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as:
A website could have obscured the full screen notification by using a URL with a scheme handled by an external program, such as a mailto URL. This could have led to user confusion and possible spoofing attacks.
Statement: Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory.
Package: firefox (Red Hat Enter
Ubuntu
Firefox regressions
vendor_ubuntu·2023-08-21·CVSS 5.3
[MEDIUM] Firefox regressions
Title: Firefox regressions
Summary: USN-6267-2 caused some minor regressions in Firefox.
USN-6267-1 fixed vulnerabilities and USN-6267-2 fixed minor regressions in
Firefox. The update introduced several minor regressions. This update fixes
the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive
information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4047,
CVE-2023-4048, CVE-2023-4049, CVE-2023-4051, CVE-2023-4053, CVE-2023-4055,
CVE-2023-4056, CVE-2023-4057, CVE-2023-4058)
Max Vlasov discovered that Firefox Offscreen Canvas did not properly track
cro
Ubuntu
Firefox regressions
vendor_ubuntu·2023-08-08·CVSS 5.3
[MEDIUM] Firefox regressions
Title: Firefox regressions
Summary: USN-6267-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox.
USN-6267-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced
several minor regressions. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive
information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4047,
CVE-2023-4048, CVE-2023-4049, CVE-2023-4051, CVE-2023-4053, CVE-2023-4055,
CVE-2023-4056, CVE-2023-4057, CVE-2023-4058)
Max Vlasov discovered that Firefox Offscreen Canvas did not properly track
cross-origin tainting. An attacker could p
Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2023-08-02·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2023-4048 [MEDIUM] Firefox vulnerabilities
Title: Firefox vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Firefox.
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive
information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4047,
CVE-2023-4048, CVE-2023-4049, CVE-2023-4051, CVE-2023-4053, CVE-2023-4055,
CVE-2023-4056, CVE-2023-4057, CVE-2023-4058)
Max Vlasov discovered that Firefox Offscreen Canvas did not properly track
cross-origin tainting. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to
access image data from another site in violation of same-origin policy.
(CVE-2023-4045)
Alexander Guryanov discovered that Firefox did not properly update the
Debian
CVE-2023-4053: firefox - A website could have obscured the full screen notification by using a URL with a...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2023-4053 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-4053: firefox - A website could have obscured the full screen notification by using a URL with a...
A website could have obscured the full screen notification by using a URL with a scheme handled by an external program, such as a mailto URL. This could have led to user confusion and possible spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 116, Firefox ESR < 115.2, and Thunderbird < 115.2.
Scope: local
sid: resolved (fixed in 116.0-1)
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-36: CVE-2023-4053
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2023-4053 [MEDIUM] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-36: CVE-2023-4053
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-36
CVE: CVE-2023-4053
Product: Firefox ESR
Impact: high
Fixed in: Firefox ESR 115.2
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-38: CVE-2023-4053
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2023-4053 [MEDIUM] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-38: CVE-2023-4053
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-38
CVE: CVE-2023-4053
Product: Thunderbird
Impact: high
Fixed in: Thunderbird 115.2
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-29: CVE-2023-4053
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2023-4053 [MEDIUM] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-29: CVE-2023-4053
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-29
CVE: CVE-2023-4053
Product: Firefox
Impact: high
Fixed in: Firefox 116
OSV
firefox regressions
osv·2023-08-21·CVSS 5.3
[MEDIUM] firefox regressions
firefox regressions
USN-6267-1 fixed vulnerabilities and USN-6267-2 fixed minor regressions in
Firefox. The update introduced several minor regressions. This update fixes
the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive
information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4047,
CVE-2023-4048, CVE-2023-4049, CVE-2023-4051, CVE-2023-4053, CVE-2023-4055,
CVE-2023-4056, CVE-2023-4057, CVE-2023-4058)
Max Vlasov discovered that Firefox Offscreen Canvas did not properly track
cross-origin tainting. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue t
OSV
firefox regressions
osv·2023-08-08·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2023-4047 [MEDIUM] firefox regressions
firefox regressions
USN-6267-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced
several minor regressions. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive
information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4047,
CVE-2023-4048, CVE-2023-4049, CVE-2023-4051, CVE-2023-4053, CVE-2023-4055,
CVE-2023-4056, CVE-2023-4057, CVE-2023-4058)
Max Vlasov discovered that Firefox Offscreen Canvas did not properly track
cross-origin tainting. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to
access image data from another site i
OSV
firefox vulnerabilities
osv·2023-08-02·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2023-4047 [MEDIUM] firefox vulnerabilities
firefox vulnerabilities
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive
information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4047,
CVE-2023-4048, CVE-2023-4049, CVE-2023-4051, CVE-2023-4053, CVE-2023-4055,
CVE-2023-4056, CVE-2023-4057, CVE-2023-4058)
Max Vlasov discovered that Firefox Offscreen Canvas did not properly track
cross-origin tainting. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to
access image data from another site in violation of same-origin policy.
(CVE-2023-4045)
Alexander Guryanov discovered that Firefox did not properly update the
value of a global variable in WASM JIT analysis in some circumst
OSV
CVE-2023-4053: A website could have obscured the full screen notification by using a URL with a scheme handled by an external program, such as a mailto URL
osv·2023-08-01·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2023-4053 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-4053: A website could have obscured the full screen notification by using a URL with a scheme handled by an external program, such as a mailto URL
A website could have obscured the full screen notification by using a URL with a scheme handled by an external program, such as a mailto URL. This could have led to user confusion and possible spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 116, Firefox ESR < 115.2, and Thunderbird < 115.2.
GHSA
GHSA-8mxh-558j-w4gm: A website could have obscured the full screen notification by using a URL with a scheme handled by an external program, such as a mailto URL
ghsa_unreviewed·2023-08-01
CVE-2023-4053 [MEDIUM] CWE-59 GHSA-8mxh-558j-w4gm: A website could have obscured the full screen notification by using a URL with a scheme handled by an external program, such as a mailto URL
A website could have obscured the full screen notification by using a URL with a scheme handled by an external program, such as a mailto URL. This could have led to user confusion and possible spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 116.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1839079https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-29/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-36/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-38/https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1839079https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-29/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-36/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-38/
2023-08-01
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