Mozilla Firefox < 111.0

high Nessus Plugin ID 172515

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Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Firefox installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 111.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mfsa2023-09 advisory.

- Mozilla developers and community members Calixte Denizet, Gabriele Svelto, Andrew McCreight, and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 110. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-28177)

- The fullscreen notification could have been hidden on Firefox for Android by using download popups, resulting in potential user confusion or spoofing attacks. This bug only affects Firefox for Android.
Other operating systems are unaffected. (CVE-2023-28159)

- By displaying a prompt with a long description, the fullscreen notification could have been hidden, resulting in potential user confusion or spoofing attacks. This bug only affects Firefox for Android.
Other operating systems are unaffected. (CVE-2023-25748)

- 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. This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other versions of Firefox are unaffected. (CVE-2023-25749)

- Under certain circumstances, a ServiceWorker's offline cache may have leaked to the file system when using private browsing mode. (CVE-2023-25750)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 111.0 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 172515

File Name: mozilla_firefox_111_0.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 3/14/2023

Updated: 11/18/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-28177

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Mozilla Firefox

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/14/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/14/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-25748, CVE-2023-25749, CVE-2023-25750, CVE-2023-25751, CVE-2023-25752, CVE-2023-28159, CVE-2023-28160, CVE-2023-28161, CVE-2023-28162, CVE-2023-28163, CVE-2023-28164, CVE-2023-28176, CVE-2023-28177

IAVA: 2023-A-0132-S

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