VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2023-4579
CVSS score3.1 LOW
EPSS probability0.45%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-09-11
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Description
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.
Primary references
- security@mozilla.org — Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- security@mozilla.org
- security@mozilla.org — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory