PT-2023-8012

CVE-2023-6871

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Published

2023-12-19

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Updated

2025-03-21

Description by

CVSS 3.1
9.8
Critical
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Firefox versions prior to 121
Description The issue is related to the absence of a warning when a user attempts to navigate to a new protocol handler under certain conditions. This could potentially allow a remote attacker to impact data integrity.
Recommendations For versions prior to 121, update to a version 121 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to new protocol handlers until a patch is available.
Exploitability
Exploit
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Related identifiers
ALT-PU-2023-8231
ALT-PU-2024-13898
ALT-PU-2024-15839
ALT-PU-2024-15840
OESA-2025-1322
OESA-2025-1323
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13531-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1
USN-6562-1
USN-6562-2
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