CVE-2023-28161

Published Jun 2, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
If temporary "one-time" permissions, such as the ability to use the Camera, were granted to a document loaded using a file: URL, that permission persisted in that tab for all other documents loaded from a file: URL. This is potentially dangerous if the local files came from different sources, such as in a download directory. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 111.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-31869 If temporary "one-time" permissions, such as the ability to use the Camera, were granted to a document loaded using a file: URL, that permission persisted in that tab for all other documents loaded from a file: URL. This is potentially dangerous if the local files came from different sources, such as in a download directory. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 111.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5954-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Jan 9, 2025, 3:29 PM
Reserved
Mar 13, 2023, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 2, 2023, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:46 AM