CVE-2023-23601

URL being dragged from cross-origin iframe into same tab triggers navigation

CVE-2023-23601 is fixed in 13 products on 2 platforms, first by Mozilla Firefox (en-US) 109.0, released January 17, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

HighFixed on 2 platforms
CVSS
8.8
Important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0035
28th percentile

Navigations were being allowed when dragging a URL from a cross-origin iframe into the same tab which could lead to website spoofing attacks This vulnerability affects Firefox < 109, Firefox ESR < 102.7, and Thunderbird < 102.7.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Windows apps
Mozilla Firefox (en-US) 109.0 Mozilla Firefox (en-US) 109.0 Jan 17, 2023
Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US) 115.4.0 Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US) 115.4.0 Oct 17, 2023
Mozilla Thunderbird (en-US) 115.8.0 Mozilla Thunderbird (en-US) 115.8.0 Feb 21, 2024
Linux
firefox · RHEL 8 0:102.7.0-1.el8_7 RHSA-2023:0288 Jan 23, 2023
firefox · RHEL 9 0:102.7.0-1.el9_1 RHSA-2023:0285 Jan 23, 2023
firefox · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 109.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 firefox 109.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Jan 17, 2023
firefox · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 109.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 firefox 109.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Jan 17, 2023
firefox · almalinux 8 102.7.0-1.el8_7.alma ALSA-2023:0288 Jan 23, 2023
firefox · almalinux 9 102.7.0-1.el9_1.alma ALSA-2023:0285 Jan 23, 2023
firefox · ol 8 0:102.7.0-1.0.1.el8_7 ELSA-2023-0288 Jan 24, 2023
firefox · ol 9 0:102.7.0-1.0.1.el9_1 ELSA-2023-0285 Jan 24, 2023
firefox · rocky 8 0:102.7.0-1.el8_7 RLSA-2023:0288 Jan 23, 2023
firefox · rocky 9 0:102.7.0-1.el9_1 RLSA-2023:0285 Jan 23, 2023
firefox-esr · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 102.7.0esr-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-23601 Jun 2, 2023
firefox-esr · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 102.7.0esr-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-23601 Jun 2, 2023
firefox-esr · Debian 14 102.7.0esr-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-23601 Jun 2, 2023
firefox-geckodriver · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 109.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 firefox-geckodriver 109.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Jan 17, 2023
firefox-geckodriver · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 109.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 firefox-geckodriver 109.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Jan 17, 2023
firefox-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 109.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 firefox-mozsymbols 109.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Jan 17, 2023
firefox-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 109.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 firefox-mozsymbols 109.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Jan 17, 2023
thunderbird · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 1:102.7.1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-23601 Jun 2, 2023
thunderbird · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 1:102.7.1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-23601 Jun 2, 2023
thunderbird · Debian 14 1:102.7.1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-23601 Jun 2, 2023
thunderbird · RHEL 8 0:102.7.1-1.el8_7 RHSA-2023:0463 Jan 25, 2023
thunderbird · RHEL 9 0:102.7.1-1.el9_1 RHSA-2023:0476 Jan 26, 2023
thunderbird · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 thunderbird 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Jan 17, 2023
thunderbird · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 thunderbird 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Jan 17, 2023
thunderbird · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 thunderbird 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Jan 17, 2023
thunderbird · almalinux 8 102.7.1-1.el8_7.alma ALSA-2023:0463 Jan 25, 2023
thunderbird · almalinux 9 102.7.1-1.el9_1.alma ALSA-2023:0476 Jan 26, 2023
thunderbird · ol 8 0:102.7.1-1.0.1.el8_7 ELSA-2023-0463 Jan 26, 2023
thunderbird · ol 9 0:102.7.1-1.0.1.el9_1 ELSA-2023-0476 Jan 26, 2023
thunderbird · rocky 8 0:102.7.1-1.el8_7 RLSA-2023:0463 Jan 25, 2023
thunderbird · rocky 9 0:102.7.1-1.el9_1 RLSA-2023:0476 Jan 26, 2023
thunderbird-gnome-support · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 thunderbird-gnome-support 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Jan 17, 2023
thunderbird-gnome-support · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 thunderbird-gnome-support 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Jan 17, 2023
thunderbird-gnome-support · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 thunderbird-gnome-support 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Jan 17, 2023
thunderbird-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 thunderbird-mozsymbols 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Jan 17, 2023
thunderbird-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 thunderbird-mozsymbols 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Jan 17, 2023
thunderbird-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 thunderbird-mozsymbols 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Jan 17, 2023
xul-ext-calendar-timezones · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 xul-ext-calendar-timezones 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Jan 17, 2023
xul-ext-calendar-timezones · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 xul-ext-calendar-timezones 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Jan 17, 2023
xul-ext-calendar-timezones · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 xul-ext-calendar-timezones 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Jan 17, 2023
xul-ext-gdata-provider · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 xul-ext-gdata-provider 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Jan 17, 2023
xul-ext-gdata-provider · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 xul-ext-gdata-provider 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Jan 17, 2023
xul-ext-gdata-provider · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 xul-ext-gdata-provider 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Jan 17, 2023
xul-ext-lightning · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 xul-ext-lightning 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Jan 17, 2023
xul-ext-lightning · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 xul-ext-lightning 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Jan 17, 2023
xul-ext-lightning · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 xul-ext-lightning 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Jan 17, 2023

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