CVE-2023-4579 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 117. It allowed a malicious default search engine to spoof legitimate websites by crafting search queries that appeared as valid URLs in the browser's address bar. The attack requires user interaction and high attack complexity, with no impact on confidentiality or availability, and only a low impact on integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 117CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 117.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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