#VU71224 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox for Android - CVE-2023-23598

Vulnerability identifier: #VU71224

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23598

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Client/Desktop applications / Web browsers
Firefox for Android
Mobile applications / Apps for mobile phones

Vendor: Mozilla

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions with the Firefox GTK wrapper. A remote attacker can trick the victim to perform certain actions on the web page, such as drag objects and read arbitrary files on the system via a call to DataTransfer.setData.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Mozilla Firefox: 100.0 - 108.0.2

Firefox for Android: 100.1.0 - 108.2.0

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External links
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-01/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.