Address bar spoofing via bidirectional characters
CVE-2023-5732 is fixed in 112 products on 2 platforms, first by Mozilla Firefox (en-US) 117.0, released August 30, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
An attacker could have created a malicious link using bidirectional characters to spoof the location in the address bar when visited. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 117, Firefox ESR < 115.4, and Thunderbird < 115.4.1.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows apps | |||
| Mozilla Firefox (en-US) | 117.0 | Mozilla Firefox (en-US) 117.0 | Aug 30, 2023 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ach) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ach) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (af) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (af) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (an) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (an) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ar) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ar) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ast) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ast) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (az) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (az) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (be) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (be) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (bg) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (bg) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (bn) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (bn) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (br) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (br) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (bs) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (bs) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ca) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ca) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ca-valencia) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ca-valencia) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (cak) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (cak) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (cs) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (cs) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (cy) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (cy) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (da) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (da) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (de) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (de) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (dsb) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (dsb) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (el) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (el) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-CA) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-CA) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-GB) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-GB) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (eo) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (eo) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (es-AR) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (es-AR) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (es-CL) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (es-CL) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (es-ES) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (es-ES) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (es-MX) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (es-MX) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (et) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (et) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (eu) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (eu) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (fa) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (fa) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ff) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ff) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (fi) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (fi) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (fr) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (fr) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (fur) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (fur) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (fy-NL) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (fy-NL) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ga-IE) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ga-IE) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (gd) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (gd) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (gl) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (gl) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (gn) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (gn) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (gu-IN) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (gu-IN) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (he) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (he) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (hi-IN) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (hi-IN) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (hr) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (hr) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (hsb) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (hsb) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (hu) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (hu) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (hy-AM) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (hy-AM) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ia) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ia) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (id) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (id) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (is) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (is) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (it) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (it) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ja) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ja) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ka) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ka) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (kab) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (kab) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (kk) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (kk) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (km) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (km) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (kn) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (kn) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ko) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ko) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (lij) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (lij) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (lt) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (lt) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (lv) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (lv) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (mk) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (mk) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (mr) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (mr) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ms) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ms) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (my) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (my) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (nb-NO) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (nb-NO) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ne-NP) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ne-NP) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (nl) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (nl) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (nn-NO) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (nn-NO) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (oc) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (oc) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (pa-IN) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (pa-IN) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (pl) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (pl) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (pt-BR) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (pt-BR) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (pt-PT) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (pt-PT) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (rm) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (rm) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ro) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ro) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ru) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ru) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (sc) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (sc) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (sco) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (sco) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (si) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (si) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (sk) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (sk) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (sl) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (sl) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (son) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (son) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (sq) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (sq) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (sr) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (sr) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (sv-SE) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (sv-SE) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (szl) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (szl) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ta) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ta) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (te) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (te) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (tg) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (tg) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (th) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (th) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (tl) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (tl) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (tr) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (tr) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (trs) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (trs) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (uk) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (uk) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ur) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ur) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (uz) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (uz) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (vi) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (vi) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (xh) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (xh) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (zh-CN) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (zh-CN) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (zh-TW) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (zh-TW) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Thunderbird (en-US) | 115.8.0 | Mozilla Thunderbird (en-US) 115.8.0 | Feb 21, 2024 |
| Linux | |||
| firefox · RHEL 8 | 0:115.4.0-1.el8_8 | RHSA-2023:6187 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| firefox · RHEL 9 | 0:115.4.0-1.el9_2 | RHSA-2023:6188 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| firefox · almalinux 8 | 115.4.0-1.el8_8.alma.1 | ALSA-2023:6187 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| firefox · almalinux 9 | 115.4.0-1.el9_2.alma.1 | ALSA-2023:6188 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| firefox · ol 8 | 0:115.4.0-1.0.1.el8_8 | ELSA-2023-6187 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| firefox · ol 9 | 0:115.4.0-1.0.1.el9_2 | ELSA-2023-6188 | Oct 31, 2023 |
| firefox · rocky 9 | 0:115.4.0-1.el9_2 | RLSA-2023:6188 | Nov 11, 2023 |
| firefox-esr · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 115.4.0esr-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5732 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| firefox-esr · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 115.4.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5732 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| firefox-esr · Debian 14 | 115.4.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5732 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| firefox-x11 · RHEL 9 | 0:115.4.0-1.el9_2 | RHSA-2023:6188 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| firefox-x11 · almalinux 9 | 115.4.0-1.el9_2.alma.1 | ALSA-2023:6188 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| firefox-x11 · ol 9 | 0:115.4.0-1.0.1.el9_2 | ELSA-2023-6188 | Oct 31, 2023 |
| thunderbird · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 1:115.4.1-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5732 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| thunderbird · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1:115.4.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5732 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| thunderbird · Debian 14 | 1:115.4.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5732 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| thunderbird · RHEL 8 | 0:115.4.1-1.el8_8 | RHSA-2023:6194 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| thunderbird · RHEL 9 | 0:115.4.1-1.el9_2 | RHSA-2023:6191 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| thunderbird · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | thunderbird 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| thunderbird · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | thunderbird 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| thunderbird · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu1 | thunderbird 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu1 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| thunderbird · almalinux 8 | 115.4.1-1.el8_8.alma.1 | ALSA-2023:6194 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| thunderbird · almalinux 9 | 115.4.1-1.el9_2.alma | ALSA-2023:6191 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| thunderbird · ol 8 | 0:115.4.1-1.0.1.el8_8 | ELSA-2023-6194 | Oct 31, 2023 |
| thunderbird · ol 9 | 0:115.4.1-1.0.1.el9_2 | ELSA-2023-6191 | Oct 31, 2023 |
| thunderbird-gnome-support · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | thunderbird-gnome-support 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| thunderbird-gnome-support · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | thunderbird-gnome-support 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| thunderbird-gnome-support · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu1 | thunderbird-gnome-support 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu1 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| thunderbird-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | thunderbird-mozsymbols 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| thunderbird-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | thunderbird-mozsymbols 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| thunderbird-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu1 | thunderbird-mozsymbols 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu1 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| xul-ext-calendar-timezones · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | xul-ext-calendar-timezones 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| xul-ext-calendar-timezones · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | xul-ext-calendar-timezones 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| xul-ext-calendar-timezones · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu1 | xul-ext-calendar-timezones 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu1 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| xul-ext-gdata-provider · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | xul-ext-gdata-provider 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| xul-ext-gdata-provider · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | xul-ext-gdata-provider 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| xul-ext-gdata-provider · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu1 | xul-ext-gdata-provider 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu1 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| xul-ext-lightning · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | xul-ext-lightning 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| xul-ext-lightning · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | xul-ext-lightning 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| xul-ext-lightning · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu1 | xul-ext-lightning 1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu1 | Oct 25, 2023 |
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