CVE-2023-28163 (GCVE-0-2023-28163)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-06-02 00:00 – Updated: 2025-01-09 15:18
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Summary
When downloading files through the Save As dialog on Windows with suggested filenames containing environment variable names, Windows would have resolved those in the context of the current user. <br>*This bug only affects Firefox on Windows. Other versions of Firefox are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 111, Firefox ESR < 102.9, and Thunderbird < 102.9.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • Windows Save As dialog resolved environment variables
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 111 (custom)
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Mozilla Firefox ESR Affected: unspecified , < 102.9 (custom)
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Mozilla Thunderbird Affected: unspecified , < 102.9 (custom)
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