CVE-2023-4052

MEDIUM

6.5

Description

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score6.5

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published8/1/2023

Last Modified11/21/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

mozilla:firefoxmozilla:firefox_esr

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59

References

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1824420(security@mozilla.org)

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-29/(security@mozilla.org)

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-31/(security@mozilla.org)

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-33/(security@mozilla.org)

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1824420(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-29/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-31/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-33/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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