CVE-2023-23600 Notification permissions persisted between Normal and Private Browsing on Android

What is CVE-2023-23600?

CVE-2023-23600 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 2 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Per origin notification permissions were being stored in a way that didn't take into account what browsing context the permission was granted in. This lead to the possibility of notifications to be displayed during different browsing sessions. *This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 109.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23600?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2023-23600?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2023-23600 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23600 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2022-26485 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2019-11707 Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Type Confusion Exploited High 8.8

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-hv5h-mf6r-57mp.