CVE-2023-25734
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CVE-2023-25734 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.1/10 on the CVSS scale. After downloading a Windows <code>.url</code> shortcut from the local filesystem, an attacker could supply a remote path that would lead to unexpected network requests from the operating system. This also had the potential to leak NTLM credentials to the resource.<br>*This bug only affects Firefox on Windows. EPSS estimates a 0.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
After downloading a Windows <code>.url</code> shortcut from the local filesystem, an attacker could supply a remote path that would lead to unexpected network requests from the operating system. This also had the potential to leak NTLM credentials to the resource.<br>*This bug only affects Firefox on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 110, Thunderbird < 102.8, and Firefox ESR < 102.8.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 110.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | < 102.8 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 102.8 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1784451Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1809923Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1810143Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1812338Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-05/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-06/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-07/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1784451Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1809923Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1810143Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1812338Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-05/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-06/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-07/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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