What is CVE-2023-25749?

CVE-2023-25749 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-06-02.

How severe is CVE-2023-25749?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Mozilla Firefox

CVE-2023-25749

Android applications with unpatched vulnerabilities can be launched from a browser using Intents, exposing users to these vulnerabilities. Firefox will now confirm with users that they want to launch an external application before doing so. <br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other versions of Firefox are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 111.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.004 (31.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
security@mozilla.org (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-25749?: CVE-2023-25749 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-06-02.
How severe is CVE-2023-25749?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.