CVE-2023-28160 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

When following a redirect to a publicly accessible web extension file, the URL may have been translated to the actual local path, leaking potentially sensitive information. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 111.

Published: 2023-06-02

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Mozilla

Firefox

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 111

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-31868	When following a redirect to a publicly accessible web extension file, the URL may have been translated to the actual local path, leaking potentially sensitive information. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 111.
Ubuntu USN	USN-5954-1	Firefox vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0024.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1802385
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-09/

History

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-425
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Mozilla Firefox

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published: 2023-06-02T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-01-09T15:37:44.951Z

Reserved: 2023-03-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-28160

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T12:30:24.408Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-06-02T17:15:12.077

Modified: 2025-01-09T16:15:33.733

Link: CVE-2023-28160

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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