CVE-2025-6433

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If a user visited a webpage with an invalid TLS certificate, and granted an exception, the webpage was able to provide a WebAuthn challenge that the user would be prompted to complete. This is in violation of the WebAuthN spec which requires "a secure transport established without errors". This vulnerability affects Firefox < 140 and Thunderbird < 140.

9.8 /10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1954033 Permissions Required
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-51/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-54/
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
History

14 Jul 2025, 19:15

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References
  • () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-54/ -
Summary (en) If a user visited a webpage with an invalid TLS certificate, and granted an exception, the webpage was able to provide a WebAuthn challenge that the user would be prompted to complete. This is in violation of the WebAuthN spec which requires "a secure transport established without errors". This vulnerability affects Firefox < 140. (en) If a user visited a webpage with an invalid TLS certificate, and granted an exception, the webpage was able to provide a WebAuthn challenge that the user would be prompted to complete. This is in violation of the WebAuthN spec which requires "a secure transport established without errors". This vulnerability affects Firefox < 140 and Thunderbird < 140.

03 Jul 2025, 16:04

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1954033 - () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1954033 - Permissions Required
References () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-51/ - () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-51/ - Vendor Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
First Time Mozilla
Mozilla firefox

25 Jun 2025, 13:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.8
CWE CWE-295
Summary
  • (es) Si un usuario visitaba una página web con un certificado TLS no válido y concedía una excepción, la página web podía generar un desafío de WebAuthN que el usuario debía completar. Esto infringe la especificación de WebAuthN, que exige "un transporte seguro establecido sin errores". Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a Firefox anterior a la versión 140.

24 Jun 2025, 13:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2025-06-24 13:15

Updated : 2025-07-14 19:15

NVD link : CVE-2025-6433

Mitre link : CVE-2025-6433

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-6433

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Products Affected

mozilla

  • firefox
CWE
CWE-295

Improper Certificate Validation