CVE-2023-0547
Thunderbird: Revocation status of S/Mime recipient certificates was not checked
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · April 11, 2023
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as:
OCSP revocation status of recipient certificates was not checked when sending S/Mime encrypted email, and revoked certificates would be accepted. Thunderbird versions from 68 to 102.9.1 were affected by this bug.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-356 · Product UI does not Warn User of Unsafe Actions