ghsa-3pwm-r9r6-wpwp
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-13 01:46
Modified
2022-05-13 01:46
Details

The Mozilla Windows updater can be called by a non-privileged user to delete an arbitrary local file by passing a special path to the callback parameter through the Mozilla Maintenance Service, which has privileged access. Note: This attack requires local system access and only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 45.8 and Firefox < 52.

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  "aliases": [
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2018-06-11T21:29:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
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  "id": "GHSA-3pwm-r9r6-wpwp",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:46:10Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:46:10Z",
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96696"
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