FirefoxWeb browser · Mozilla
CVE-2023-32207
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA missing delay in popup notifications in Firefox and Thunderbird allows attackers to potentially trick users into granting unintended permissions by presenting rapid or unexpected permission prompts, exploiting the lack of user preparation time.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
FirefoxWeb browser
< 113.0
Firefox EsrWeb browser
< 102.11< 102.11CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed Mozilla productOpen the application and go to Help > About (Firefox or Thunderbird). The product name (Firefox, Firefox ESR, or Thunderbird) will be displayed in the About window.Affected if The product is Firefox, Firefox ESR, or Thunderbird.
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Check the installed Firefox versionFor Firefox: Go to Help > About Firefox. Note the version number displayed (e.g., 112.0.1). For Firefox ESR: The same menu will show 'Firefox ESR' as the product name with its version.Affected if The installed version is any version of Firefox below 113.0.
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Check the installed Thunderbird versionFor Thunderbird: Go to Help > About Thunderbird. Note the version number displayed (e.g., 102.10.0).Affected if The installed version is any version of Thunderbird below 102.11.
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Compare against affected version thresholdsCompare your noted version number to the affected ranges: Firefox < 113.0, Firefox ESR < 102.11, Thunderbird < 102.11.Affected if Your installed version falls below the corresponding threshold for your product.
You are affected if you are running any version of Firefox below 113.0, Firefox ESR below 102.11, or Thunderbird below 102.11.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped102.11113.0
Update to Firefox 113 or later, Firefox ESR 102.11 or later, or Thunderbird 102.11 or later to patch the missing delay vulnerability.
Firefox 113.0, Firefox ESR 102.11, or Thunderbird 102.11 (depending on product in use)
- Open Firefox/Thunderbird and navigate to Help > About Firefox/Thunderbird
- Click on 'Check for Updates' or allow the automatic update check to complete
- Download and install the available update when prompted
- Restart the browser/application to complete the installation
- Verify the version by returning to Help > About to confirm the installation was successful
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Firefox
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing1.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-32207 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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