CVE-2023-6210 Security feature bypass in Firefox
Attackers can bypass mixed content protections in Firefox pop-ups, allowing insecure content to load on secure pages.
- 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-2023-6210?
CVE-2023-6210 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 21 Nov 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
When an https: web page created a pop-up from a "javascript:" URL, that pop-up was incorrectly allowed to load blockable content such as iframes from insecure http: URLs This vulnerability affects Firefox < 120.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6210?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6210?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2023-6210 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6210 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7mpv-6jjp-xm5c, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6210.