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CVE-2023-4052

2023-08-0100:00:00
ubuntu.com
ubuntu.com
9
cve-2023-4052
firefox
vulnerability
windows
directory
uninstall
junction
symbolic link
arbitrary file deletion
firefox esr
thunderbird
non-privileged user

6.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

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

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

26.0%

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.

Notes

Author Note
tyhicks mozjs contains a copy of the SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine
mdeslaur starting with Ubuntu 22.04, the firefox package is just a script that installs the Firefox snap

6.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

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

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

26.0%