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CVE-2023-4047

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-4047 describes a high-severity vulnerability in Firefox versions prior to 116, and Firefox ESR versions prior to 102.14 and 115.1. This flaw, stemming from a bug in popup notification delay calculation, could allow an attacker to deceive users into granting unwanted permissions. With a CVSS score of 8.8, it presents a significant risk (FAUCET Risk Score: 70/100) as it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity landscape.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 116.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 102.0, < 102.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 115.0, < 115.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.63%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
46.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0063 is in the 48th percentile among its peer group of 14,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (25)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update SupportFixed in: thunderbird-0:102.14.0-1.el9_0
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: firefox-0:102.14.0-1.el7_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: thunderbird-0:102.14.0-1.el7_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: firefox-0:102.14.0-1.el8_8
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: thunderbird-0:102.14.0-1.el8_8
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: firefox-0:102.14.0-1.el8_1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: thunderbird-0:102.14.0-1.el8_1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update SupportFixed in: firefox-0:102.14.0-1.el8_2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update SupportFixed in: thunderbird-0:102.14.0-1.el8_2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update ServiceFixed in: firefox-0:102.14.0-1.el8_2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update ServiceFixed in: thunderbird-0:102.14.0-1.el8_2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: firefox-0:102.14.0-1.el8_2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: thunderbird-0:102.14.0-1.el8_2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportFixed in: firefox-0:102.14.0-1.el8_4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportFixed in: thunderbird-0:102.14.0-1.el8_4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update ServiceFixed in: firefox-0:102.14.0-1.el8_4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update ServiceFixed in: thunderbird-0:102.14.0-1.el8_4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: firefox-0:102.14.0-1.el8_4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: thunderbird-0:102.14.0-1.el8_4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update SupportFixed in: firefox-0:102.14.0-1.el8_6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update SupportFixed in: thunderbird-0:102.14.0-1.el8_6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: firefox-0:102.14.0-1.el9_2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: thunderbird-0:102.14.0-1.el9_2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update SupportFixed in: firefox-0:102.14.0-1.el9_0
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mozillavendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2023-4047Important

Mozilla: Potential permissions request bypass via clickjacking

Aug 1, 2023

References

bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPermissions Required
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00008.html
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00010.html
debian.org / security/2023/dsa-5464
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2023/dsa-5469
Third Party Advisory
mozilla.org / security/advisories/mfsa2023-29
Vendor Advisory
mozilla.org / security/advisories/mfsa2023-30
Vendor Advisory
mozilla.org / security/advisories/mfsa2023-31
Vendor Advisory