Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox Mobile (CVE-2023-49060)
Summary
Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox Mobile (CVE-2023-49060). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Exploitable via referrerpolicy.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
An attacker could have accessed internal pages or data by ex-filtrating a security key from ReaderMode via the referrerpolicy attribute. This vulnerability affects Firefox for iOS < 120.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-49060 has been found in Mozilla Firefox Mobile.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like referrerpolicy over the network to misuse the product.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Mozilla Firefox Mobile CVE-2023-49060" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2023-49060 (Mozilla Firefox Mobile) — CVSS v3 9.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Attack surface: referrerpolicy
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Mozilla Firefox Mobile. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via referrerpolicy without authentication.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Mozilla Firefox Mobile. Attack surface: referrerpolicy.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Mozilla Firefox Mobile を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- patch mozilla.org
- web bugzilla.mozilla.org
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web mozilla.org
- web github.com