Vulnerability · Published Jun 2, 2023 · Assigned by mozilla
CVE-2023-28163
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in Firefox from Mozilla. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 57% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
When downloading files through the Save As dialog on Windows with suggested filenames containing environment variable names, Windows would have resolved those in the context of the current user. <br>*This bug only affects Firefox on Windows. Other versions of Firefox are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 111, Firefox ESR < 102.9, and Thunderbird < 102.9.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | firefox-esr | 102.9.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-28163 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | firefox-esr | 102.9.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-28163 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | firefox-esr | 102.9.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-28163 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | firefox-esr | 102.9.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-28163 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | thunderbird | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28163 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | unspecified – before 111 |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | unspecified – before 102.9 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | unspecified – before 102.9 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N