CVE-2023-4579 Affecting firefox package, versions <117.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-FIREFOX-5874741
  • published30 Aug 2023
  • disclosed11 Sept 2023

Introduced: 30 Aug 2023

CVE-2023-4579  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 firefox to version 117.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1