CVE-2023-4580 — Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data in Mozilla Firefox

CWE-311 — Missing Encryption of Sensitive DataCWE-200 — Sensitive Information Exposure12 documents9 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 76.04%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Mozilla FirefoxMozilla Firefox ESRMozilla Thunderbird
Timeline
PublishedSep 11
Latest updateOct 3

Description

Push notifications stored on disk in private browsing mode were not being encrypted potentially allowing the leak of sensitive information. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 117, Firefox ESR < 115.2, and Thunderbird < 115.2.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages7 packages

▶CVEListV5mozilla/firefoxunspecified — 117
▶NVDmozilla/firefox< 117.0
▶CVEListV5mozilla/firefox_esrunspecified — 115.2
▶NVDmozilla/firefox_esr< 115.2
▶CVEListV5mozilla/thunderbirdunspecified — 115.2

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-x3mh-rj4c-5xpw: Push notifications stored on disk in private browsing mode were not being encrypted potentially allowing the leak of sensitive information↗2023-09-11
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CVEList
Push notifications saved to disk unencrypted↗2023-09-11
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OSV
CVE-2023-4580: Push notifications stored on disk in private browsing mode were not being encrypted potentially allowing the leak of sensitive information↗2023-09-11
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Ubuntu
Thunderbird vulnerabilities↗2023-10-03
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Microsoft
Push notifications stored on disk in private browsing mode were not being encrypted potentially allowing the leak of sensitive information. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 117, Firefox ESR < 115.↗2023-09-12
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Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities↗2023-08-30
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Red Hat
Mozilla: Push notifications saved to disk unencrypted↗2023-08-29
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Debian
CVE-2023-4580: firefox - Push notifications stored on disk in private browsing mode were not being encryp...↗2023
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