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HistoryAug 30, 2023 - 12:00 a.m.

CVE-2023-4579

2023-08-3000:00:00
ubuntu.com
ubuntu.com
10
search queries
default search engine
url spoofing
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

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

20.8%

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.

Notes

Author Note
tyhicks mozjs contains a copy of the SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine
mdeslaur starting with Ubuntu 22.04, the firefox package is just a script that installs the Firefox snap

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

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

20.8%