CVE-2023-3482 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

When Firefox is configured to block storage of all cookies, it was still possible to store data in localstorage by using an iframe with a source of 'about:blank'. This could have led to malicious websites storing tracking data without permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 115.

Published: 2023-07-05

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Mozilla

Firefox

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 115

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Ubuntu USN	USN-6201-1	Firefox vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00203.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1839464
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-22/

History

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Mozilla Firefox

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published: 2023-07-05T09:01:13.962Z

Updated: 2025-02-13T16:55:39.002Z

Reserved: 2023-06-30T13:54:30.810Z

Link: CVE-2023-3482

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T06:55:03.621Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-07-05T10:15:10.273

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:17:21.910

Link: CVE-2023-3482

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-862

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