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When Firefox is configured to block storage of all...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published Jul 5, 2023 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 16, 2024

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

When Firefox is configured to block storage of all cookies, it was still possible to store data in localstorage by using an iframe with a source of 'about:blank'. This could have led to malicious websites storing tracking data without permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 115.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jul 5, 2023
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jul 5, 2023
Last updated Jan 16, 2024

Severity

Moderate
6.5
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2023-3482

GHSA ID

GHSA-qv6f-vv52-ch9r

Source code

No known source code

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