CVE-2023-29538
mediumpriority · track · 17EPSS 0.004 · 34 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Under specific circumstances a WebExtension may have received a <code>jar:file:///</code> URI instead of a <code>moz-extension:///</code> URI during a load request. This leaked directory paths on the user's machine. This vulnerability affects Firefox for Android < 112, Firefox < 112, and Focus for Android < 112.
cvss
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weaknesses
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affected products (21)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-0941Mozilla Firefox und Thunderbird: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-04-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox ESR und Mozilla Thunderbird ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, um Informationen offenzulegen und um Sicherheitsmechanismen zu umgehen.
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sources
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references (10)
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- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1685403cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-29538/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.2220cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.2376cnnvd
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/Patchcnnvd
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1685403enisa_euvd
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/enisa_euvd
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