Vulnerability · Published Dec 19, 2023 · Assigned by mozilla

CVE-2023-6872

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Firefox from Mozilla. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 51% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 48.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Browser tab titles were being leaked by GNOME to system logs. This could potentially expose the browsing habits of users running in a private tab. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 121.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSmozjs102no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-6872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSmozjs102no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-6872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSmozjs78no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-6872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSmozjs91no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-6872

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Mozilla Firefox unspecified – before 121

References