Vulnerability · Published Jun 2, 2023 · Assigned by mozilla
CVE-2023-25729
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity incorrect authorization in Firefox from Mozilla. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Permission prompts for opening external schemes were only shown for <code>ContentPrincipals</code> resulting in extensions being able to open them without user interaction via <code>ExpandedPrincipals</code>. 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 packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | firefox | 102.8.0-2.el8_7.alma | ALSA-2023:0808 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | firefox | 102.8.0-2.el9_1.alma | ALSA-2023:0810 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | firefox-x11 | 102.8.0-2.el9_1.alma | ALSA-2023:0810 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | thunderbird | 102.8.0-2.el8_7.alma | ALSA-2023:0821 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | thunderbird | 102.8.0-2.el9_1.alma | ALSA-2023:0824 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | firefox-esr | 102.8.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-25729 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | firefox-esr | 102.8.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-25729 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | firefox-esr | 102.8.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-25729 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | firefox-esr | 102.8.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-25729 |
| Debian:12 | firefox-esr | 102.8.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25729 |
| Debian:13 | firefox-esr | 102.8.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25729 |
| Debian:14 | firefox-esr | 102.8.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25729 |
| Debian:12 | thunderbird | 1:102.8.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25729 |
| Debian:13 | thunderbird | 1:102.8.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25729 |
| Debian:14 | thunderbird | 1:102.8.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25729 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | firefox | 0:102.8.0-2.el8_7 | RLSA-2023:0808 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | firefox | 0:102.8.0-2.el9_1 | RLSA-2023:0810 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | thunderbird | 0:102.8.0-2.el8_7 | RLSA-2023:0821 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | thunderbird | 0:102.8.0-2.el9_1 | RLSA-2023:0824 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs78 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25729 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs91 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25729 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | thunderbird | 1:102.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-5943-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | thunderbird | 1:102.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25729 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | unspecified – before 110 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | unspecified – before 102.8 |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | unspecified – before 102.8 |
Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H