Observable discrepancy in Mozilla Firefox
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-203.
Summary
Using iterative requests an attacker was able to learn the size of an opaque response, as well as the contents of a server-supplied Vary header. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 119.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 119
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Mozilla Firefox 119
11 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 7 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-05273 Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla FirefoxPriority MEDIUM 52
- TI-2023-05274 Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla FirefoxPriority MEDIUM 44
- TI-2023-05271 Use after free in Mozilla FirefoxPriority MEDIUM 42
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5722
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3cw5-74j7-6q4r
- 2026-10-23 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-5722 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-5722 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3cw5-74j7-6q4r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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