CVE-2023-32210 Privilege escalation in Firefox
An attacker could load a document with higher privileges than intended due to incorrect principal ordering assumptions in Firefox.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-32210?
CVE-2023-32210 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 19 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
Documents were incorrectly assuming an ordering of principal objects when ensuring we were loading an appropriately privileged principal. In certain circumstances it might have been possible to cause a document to be loaded with a higher privileged principal than intended. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 113.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32210?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2023-32210?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2023-32210 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32210 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2qcf-439j-7273, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-32210.