#VU78853 Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations in Mozilla products - CVE-2023-4053 

 

#VU78853 Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations in Mozilla products - CVE-2023-4053

Published: August 1, 2023 / Updated: August 29, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU78853
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4053
CWE-ID: CWE-357
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Firefox for Android
Software vendor:
Mozilla

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due an error when handling full screen notifications. A malicious website can obscure the full screen notification by using a URL with a scheme handled by an external program, such as a mailto URL, and perform spoofing attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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