4.3

CVE-2023-25749: mozilla firefox Incorrect Authorization

CVSS: 4.3v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-25749
Published 02-06-2023Last modified 09-01-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-25749 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
17/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.38%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 5
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12839-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1SUSE-SU-2023:0728-1SUSE-SU-2023:0763-1SUSE-SU-2023:0835-1

Timeline

  1. 02-06-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 09-01-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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. <br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other versions of Firefox are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 111.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.38%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

31%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.38% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.38%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Mozilla1 product
  • firefox≥ unspecified, < 111 | < 111.0
Ubuntu1 product
  • thunderbirdAll versions (No fix recorded)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

5 links