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HistoryOct 25, 2023 - 12:00 a.m.

CVE-2023-5727

2023-10-2500:00:00
ubuntu.com
ubuntu.com
13
windows operating systems
file download
execution vulnerability
firefox
thunderbird
cve-2023-5727
firefox esr
.msix
.msixbundle
.appx
.appxbundle
firefox snap
ubuntu 22.04
spidermonkey javascript engine
unix

CVSS3

6.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

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

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

26.8%

The executable file warning was not presented when downloading .msix,
.msixbundle, .appx, and .appxbundle files, which can run commands on a
user’s computer. Note: This issue only affected Windows operating systems.
Other operating systems are unaffected.
This vulnerability affects Firefox
< 119, Firefox ESR < 115.4, and Thunderbird < 115.4.1.

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

CVSS3

6.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

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

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

26.8%