The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2023:0290 advisory.

    Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and     portability.

    This update upgrades Firefox to version 102.7.0 ESR.

    Security Fix(es):

    * Mozilla: libusrsctp library out of date (CVE-2022-46871)

    * Mozilla: Arbitrary file read from GTK drag and drop on Linux (CVE-2023-23598)

    * Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 109 and Firefox ESR 102.7 (CVE-2023-23605)

    * Mozilla: Malicious command could be hidden in devtools output (CVE-2023-23599)

    * Mozilla: URL being dragged from cross-origin iframe into same tab triggers navigation (CVE-2023-23601)

    * Mozilla: Content Security Policy wasn't being correctly applied to WebSockets in WebWorkers     (CVE-2023-23602)

    * Mozilla: Fullscreen notification bypass (CVE-2022-46877)

    * Mozilla: Calls to <code>console.log</code> allowed bypasing Content Security Policy via format directive     (CVE-2023-23603)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

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RHEL 8 : firefox (RHSA-2023:0290)

high Nessus Plugin ID 170411

Version 1.5

Version 1.4

Version 1.3

Version 1.2

Version 1.1

Version 1.0

Version 1.5 Nov 7, 2024, 8:25 PM CVSS metrics ("Cvssv4 score" set to 0.0) CVSSv2 severity (based on None, severity decreased from "High" to "Low") Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202411072025
Version 1.4 Apr 28, 2024, 2:25 PM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202404281425
Version 1.3 Oct 24, 2023, 4:27 PM CVSSv2 score source (changed from "CVE-2022-46871" to "CVE-2023-23605") Plugin Feed: 202310241627
Version 1.2 May 24, 2023, 8:43 PM Logic Changes (Added support for ppc64le architecture) Plugin Feed: 202305242043
Version 1.1 Feb 16, 2023, 6:11 PM IAVM reference Plugin Feed: 202302161811
Version 1.0 Jan 24, 2023, 1:51 AM New Plugin Feed: 202301240151