Bug 2170382 (CVE-2023-25729)

Summary:	CVE-2023-25729 Mozilla: Extensions could have opened external schemes without user knowledge
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Dhananjay Arunesh <darunesh>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	erack, jhorak, nobody, stransky, tpopela
Target Milestone:	---	Keywords:	Security
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	firefox 102.8, thunderbird 102.8	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:	The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as: Permission prompts for opening external schemes were only shown for `ContentPrincipals` resulting in extensions being able to open them without user interaction via `ExpandedPrincipals`. This could lead to further malicious actions such as downloading files or interacting with software already installed on the system.	Story Points:	---
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Last Closed:	2023-02-20 18:31:51 UTC	Type:	---
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oVirt Team:	---	RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host:
Cloudforms Team:	---	Target Upstream Version:
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Bug Depends On:	2167578, 2167579, 2167580, 2167581, 2167582, 2167583, 2167584, 2167585, 2167586, 2167587, 2167588, 2167672, 2167673, 2167674, 2167675, 2167676, 2167677, 2167678, 2167679, 2167680, 2167681, 2167682
Bug Blocks:	2167576

Description Dhananjay Arunesh 2023-02-16 09:09:44 UTC

Permission prompts for opening external schemes were only shown for `ContentPrincipals` resulting in extensions being able to open them without user interaction via `ExpandedPrincipals`. This could lead to further malicious actions such as downloading files or interacting with software already installed on the system.

External Reference:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-06/#CVE-2023-25729

Comment 1 errata-xmlrpc 2023-02-20 08:16:37 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2023:0806 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0806

Comment 2 errata-xmlrpc 2023-02-20 08:18:38 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2023:0805 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0805

Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2023-02-20 08:23:30 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2023:0809 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0809

Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2023-02-20 08:25:07 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2023:0810 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0810

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2023-02-20 08:25:42 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2023:0807 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0807

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2023-02-20 08:26:29 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service

Via RHSA-2023:0811 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0811

Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2023-02-20 08:27:15 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2023:0808 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0808

Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2023-02-20 08:27:49 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Via RHSA-2023:0812 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0812

Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2023-02-20 12:12:10 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2023:0818 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0818

Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2023-02-20 12:12:44 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service

Via RHSA-2023:0819 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0819

Comment 11 errata-xmlrpc 2023-02-20 12:16:40 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2023:0822 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0822

Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2023-02-20 12:17:00 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Via RHSA-2023:0817 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0817

Comment 13 errata-xmlrpc 2023-02-20 12:17:19 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2023:0824 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0824

Comment 14 errata-xmlrpc 2023-02-20 12:17:38 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2023:0820 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0820

Comment 15 errata-xmlrpc 2023-02-20 12:17:56 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2023:0821 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0821

Comment 16 errata-xmlrpc 2023-02-20 12:18:16 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2023:0823 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0823

Comment 17 Product Security DevOps Team 2023-02-20 18:31:48 UTC

This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2023-25729