CVE-2023-4052
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-08-01 14:59
Modified
2024-10-22 14:39
Severity ?
Summary
The Firefox updater created a directory writable by non-privileged users. When uninstalling Firefox, any files in that directory would be recursively deleted with the permissions of the uninstalling user account. This could be combined with creation of a junction (a form of symbolic link) to allow arbitrary file deletion controlled by the non-privileged user. *This bug only affects Firefox on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 116, Firefox ESR < 115.1, and Thunderbird < 115.1.
References
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1824420Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-29/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-31/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-33/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1824420Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-29/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-31/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-33/
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mozilla Firefox ESR Version: unspecified   < 115.1
Mozilla Thunderbird Version: unspecified   < 115.1
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