CVE-2023-4579

2023-09-1109:15:09

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search queries

default search engine

site spoofing

malicious setting

firefox

vulnerability

3.1 Low

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

4.4 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

20.8%

JSON

Search queries in the default search engine could appear to have been the currently navigated URL if the search query itself was a well formed URL. This could have led to a site spoofing another if it had been maliciously set as the default search engine. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 117.