cve-2023-29538
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-06-02 00:00
Modified
2025-01-09 16:00
Severity ?
Summary
Under specific circumstances a WebExtension may have received a <code>jar:file:///</code> URI instead of a <code>moz-extension:///</code> URI during a load request. This leaked directory paths on the user's machine. This vulnerability affects Firefox for Android < 112, Firefox < 112, and Focus for Android < 112.
References
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1685403Issue Tracking
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1685403Issue Tracking
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/Vendor Advisory
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Mozilla Firefox for Android Version: unspecified   < 112
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   Mozilla Firefox Version: unspecified   < 112
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   Mozilla Focus for Android Version: unspecified   < 112
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