CVE-2023-4579

Published: Sep 11, 2023Modified: Jun 17, 2026

3.1

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploitability: 1.6 / Impact: 1.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Mozilla: Firefox

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Before 117.0

References (6)

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1842766

Source: security@mozilla.org

Issue TrackingPermissions Required

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10

Source: security@mozilla.org

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-34/

Source: security@mozilla.org

Vendor Advisory

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1842766

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingPermissions Required

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-34/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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