Vulnerability · Published Jul 5, 2023 · Assigned by mozilla
CVE-2023-37203
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Firefox from Mozilla. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 17% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 83.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Insufficient validation in the Drag and Drop API in conjunction with social engineering, may have allowed an attacker to trick end-users into creating a shortcut to local system files. This could have been leveraged to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 115.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | firefox-esr | 115.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-37203 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | firefox-esr | 115.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-37203 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | firefox-esr | 115.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-37203 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | firefox-esr | 115.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-37203 |