CVE-2023-28163
MEDIUMFirefox < 111.0 and Firefox ESR < 102.9 - Path Traversal via Save As Dialog
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1817768
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-09/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-10/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-11/
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0025
EPSS Percentile
47.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (3)
mozilla/firefox
< 111.0
mozilla/firefox_esr
< 102.9
mozilla/thunderbird
< 102.9
Published
Jun 02, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026