Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2023-6208
When using X11, text selected by the page using the Selection API was erroneously copied into the primary selection, a temporary storage not unlike the clipboard. *This bug only affects Firefox on X11. Other systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 120, Firefox ESR < 115.5.0, and Thunderbird < 115.5.
EPSS: 0.008 (52.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox_esr
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions unspecified
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0, 11.0, 12.0
References
- security@mozilla.org (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)
- security@mozilla.org (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Third Party Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Mailing List)
- security@mozilla.org
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-6208?
- CVE-2023-6208 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-11-21.
- How severe is CVE-2023-6208?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.