Authentication bypass by spoofing in Mozilla Firefox
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 15 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-290.
Summary
A lack of in app notification for entering fullscreen mode could have lead to a malicious website spoofing browser chrome.<br>*This bug only affects Firefox Focus. Other versions of Firefox are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 110 and Firefox ESR < 102.8.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 110
- Fix · CNA Firefox ESR (Mozilla) Fixed in 102.8
Red Hat 16 advisories
- RHSA-2023:0820 Released 2023-02-20 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-102.8.0-2.el8_4
- RHSA-2023:0822 Released 2023-02-20 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-102.8.0-2.el8_6
- RHSA-2023:0821 Released 2023-02-20 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) thunderbird-102.8.0-2.el8_7
Show 13 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2023:0817 Released 2023-02-20 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) thunderbird-102.8.0-2.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) thunderbird-102.8.0-2.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) thunderbird-102.8.0-2.el7_9
- RHSA-2023:0823 Released 2023-02-20 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0) thunderbird-102.8.0-2.el9_0
- RHSA-2023:0824 Released 2023-02-20 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) thunderbird-102.8.0-2.el9_1
- RHSA-2023:0819 Released 2023-02-20 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) thunderbird-102.8.0-2.el8_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2) thunderbird-102.8.0-2.el8_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2) thunderbird-102.8.0-2.el8_2
- RHSA-2023:0818 Released 2023-02-20 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1) thunderbird-102.8.0-2.el8_1
- RHSA-2023:0812 Released 2023-02-20 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox-102.8.0-2.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox-102.8.0-2.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox-102.8.0-2.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox-102.8.0-2.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox-102.8.0-2.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox-102.8.0-2.el7_9
- RHSA-2023:0808 Released 2023-02-20 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox-102.8.0-2.el8_7
- RHSA-2023:0807 Released 2023-02-20 · Red Hat rating ImportantMozilla Firefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) firefox-102.8.0-2.el8_6
- RHSA-2023:0811 Released 2023-02-20 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) firefox-102.8.0-2.el8_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2) firefox-102.8.0-2.el8_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2) firefox-102.8.0-2.el8_2
- RHSA-2023:0810 Released 2023-02-20 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) firefox-102.8.0-2.el9_1, firefox-x11-102.8.0-2.el9_1
- RHSA-2023:0809 Released 2023-02-20 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0) firefox-102.8.0-2.el9_0
- RHSA-2023:0805 Released 2023-02-20 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4) firefox-102.8.0-2.el8_4
- RHSA-2023:0806 Released 2023-02-20 · Red Hat rating ImportantMozilla Firefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1) firefox-102.8.0-2.el8_1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Mozilla Firefox 110
17 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 9 HIGH, 7 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-11012 Insufficiently protected credentials in Mozilla FirefoxPriority HIGH 73
- TI-2023-11011 Use after free in Mozilla FirefoxPriority HIGH 73
- TI-2023-11009 Incorrect type conversion in Mozilla FirefoxPriority HIGH 73
- Release ·
Mozilla Firefox ESR 102.8
14 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 7 HIGH, 6 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-11011 Use after free in Mozilla FirefoxPriority HIGH 73
- TI-2023-11009 Incorrect type conversion in Mozilla FirefoxPriority HIGH 73
- TI-2023-11007 Use after free in Mozilla FirefoxPriority HIGH 73
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0808, RHSA-2023:0821 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0810, RHSA-2023:0824 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0811, RHSA-2023:0819 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0806, RHSA-2023:0818 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0811, RHSA-2023:0819 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0805, RHSA-2023:0820 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0807, RHSA-2023:0822 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0809, RHSA-2023:0823 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0811, RHSA-2023:0819 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0812, RHSA-2023:0817 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0812 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0812 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0812, RHSA-2023:0817 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0812, RHSA-2023:0817 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0812 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-25743
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j7hq-xhjg-3w36
- 2026-10-16 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Mozilla Firefox Focus vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2022-09831 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-34723 Passkey phishing within Bluetooth range CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-13902 Different techniques existed to obscure the fullscreen notification in Firefox and Focus… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-09702 Improper authentication in Mozilla Focus for iOS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-07862 Protection mechanism failure in Mozilla Firefox CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-25743 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-25743 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j7hq-xhjg-3w36 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-25743 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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