Clickjacking in Mozilla Firefox
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-1021.
Summary
The fullscreen notification could have been hidden on Firefox for Android by using download popups, resulting in potential user confusion or spoofing attacks. <br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 111.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | before 111 | 111 | Patch available | CNA |
- Firefox VendorMozilla Affected before 111 Fixed in 111 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 111
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Mozilla Firefox 111
13 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 2 HIGH, 9 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-12731 Type confusion in Mozilla FirefoxPriority HIGH 73
- TI-2023-12730 If temporary "one-time" permissions, such as the ability to use the Camera, were granted…Priority HIGH 73
- TI-2023-12733 Origin validation error in Mozilla FirefoxPriority MEDIUM 62
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28159
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-573m-fgh4-jc94
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-2023-28159 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-28159 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-573m-fgh4-jc94 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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