8.8

CVE-2023-32207: mozilla firefox Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-32207DEBIAN-CVE-2023-32207
Published 02-06-2023Last modified 27-05-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-32207 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 0.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.73%
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 31 · Related 9

Timeline

  1. 02-06-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 27-05-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A missing delay in popup notifications could have made it possible for an attacker to trick a user into granting permissions. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 113, Firefox ESR < 102.11, and Thunderbird < 102.11.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.73%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

53%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.73% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.73%

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

Ubuntu7 products
  • firefox< 113.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | < 113.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • mozjs38All versions (No fix recorded)
  • mozjs52All versions (No fix recorded)
  • mozjs68All versions (No fix recorded)
  • mozjs78All versions (No fix recorded)
Mozilla3 products
Debian2 products
  • firefox-esr< 102.11.0esr-1
  • thunderbird< 1:102.11.0-1

3 vendors · 12 products

References

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