CVE-2023-5732
published 2023-10-25CVE-2023-5732: An attacker could have created a malicious link using bidirectional characters to spoof the location in the address bar when visited. This vulnerability…
PriorityP431medium6.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNIHAN
EPSS
0.96%
57.5th percentile
An attacker could have created a malicious link using bidirectional characters to spoof the location in the address bar when visited. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 117, Firefox ESR < 115.4, and Thunderbird < 115.4.1.
Affected
17 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | firefox-esr | < firefox-esr 115.4.0esr-1~deb12u1 (bookworm) | firefox-esr 115.4.0esr-1~deb12u1 (bookworm) |
| debian | thunderbird | < firefox-esr 115.4.0esr-1~deb12u1 (bookworm) | firefox-esr 115.4.0esr-1~deb12u1 (bookworm) |
| mozilla | firefox | < 117.0 | 117.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | — | — |
| mozilla | firefox | >= unspecified < 117 | 117 |
| mozilla | firefox_esr | < 115.4.1 | 115.4.1 |
| mozilla | firefox_esr | >= unspecified < 115.4 | 115.4 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | < 115.4.1 | 115.4.1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:115.4.1-1~deb11u1 | 1:115.4.1-1~deb11u1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:115.4.1-1~deb12u1 | 1:115.4.1-1~deb12u1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:115.4.1-1 | 1:115.4.1-1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:115.4.1-1 | 1:115.4.1-1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= unspecified < 115.4.1 | 115.4.1 |
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_ubuntu4.3MEDIUM
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OSV
thunderbird vulnerabilities
osv·2023-11-02·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2023-5724 [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-2023-5724, CVE-2023-5728,
CVE-2023-5730, CVE-2023-5732)
Kelsey Gilbert discovered that Thunderbird did not properly manage certain
browser prompts and dialogs due to an insufficient activation-delay. An
attacker could potentially exploit this issue to perform clickjacking.
(CVE-2023-5721)
Shaheen Fazim discovered that Thunderbird did not properly validate the URLs
open by installed WebExtension. An attacker could potentially exploit th
GHSA
GHSA-p85h-gwrr-6mrj: An attacker could have created a malicious link using bidirectional characters to spoof the location in the address bar when visited
ghsa_unreviewed·2023-10-25
CVE-2023-5732 [MEDIUM] GHSA-p85h-gwrr-6mrj: An attacker could have created a malicious link using bidirectional characters to spoof the location in the address bar when visited
An attacker could have created a malicious link using bidirectional characters to spoof the location in the address bar when visited. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 117, Firefox ESR < 115.4, and Thunderbird < 115.4.1.
OSV
CVE-2023-5732: An attacker could have created a malicious link using bidirectional characters to spoof the location in the address bar when visited
osv·2023-10-25·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2023-5732 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-5732: An attacker could have created a malicious link using bidirectional characters to spoof the location in the address bar when visited
An attacker could have created a malicious link using bidirectional characters to spoof the location in the address bar when visited. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 117, Firefox ESR < 115.4, and Thunderbird < 115.4.1.
Ubuntu
Thunderbird vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2023-11-02·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2023-5724 [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-2023-5724, CVE-2023-5728,
CVE-2023-5730, CVE-2023-5732)
Kelsey Gilbert discovered that Thunderbird did not properly manage certain
browser prompts and dialogs due to an insufficient activation-delay. An
attacker could potentially exploit this issue to perform clickjacking.
(CVE-2023-5721)
Shaheen Fazim discovered that Thunderbird did not properly validate the URLs
open
Red Hat
Mozilla: Address bar spoofing via bidirectional characters
vendor_redhat·2023-10-24·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2023-5732 [MEDIUM] CWE-450 Mozilla: Address bar spoofing via bidirectional characters
Mozilla: Address bar spoofing via bidirectional characters
An attacker could have created a malicious link using bidirectional characters to spoof the location in the address bar when visited. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 117, Firefox ESR < 115.4, and Thunderbird < 115.4.1.
The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as:
An attacker could have created a malicious link using bidirectional characters to spoof the location in the address bar when visited.
Statement: Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory.
Package: firefox (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Out of support scope
Package: thunderbird (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Out of support scope
Package: thunderbird (Red Hat Enterprise Li
Debian
CVE-2023-5732: firefox-esr - An attacker could have created a malicious link using bidirectional characters t...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2023-5732 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-5732: firefox-esr - An attacker could have created a malicious link using bidirectional characters t...
An attacker could have created a malicious link using bidirectional characters to spoof the location in the address bar when visited. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 117, Firefox ESR < 115.4, and Thunderbird < 115.4.1.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 115.4.0esr-1~deb12u1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 115.4.0esr-1~deb11u1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 115.4.0esr-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 115.4.0esr-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 115.4.0esr-1)
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-47: CVE-2023-5732
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2023-5732 [MEDIUM] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-47: CVE-2023-5732
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-47
CVE: CVE-2023-5732
Product: Thunderbird
Impact: high
Fixed in: Thunderbird 115.4.1
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-34: CVE-2023-5732
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2023-5732 [MEDIUM] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-34: CVE-2023-5732
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-34
CVE: CVE-2023-5732
Product: Firefox
Impact: high
Fixed in: Firefox 117
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-46: CVE-2023-5732
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2023-5732 [MEDIUM] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-46: CVE-2023-5732
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-46
CVE: CVE-2023-5732
Product: Firefox ESR
Impact: high
Fixed in: Firefox ESR 115.4
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1690979https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1836962https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00037.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00042.htmlhttps://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5535https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5538https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-34/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-46/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-47/https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1690979https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1836962https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00037.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00042.htmlhttps://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5535https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5538https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-34/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-46/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-47/
2023-10-25
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